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Pune likes to believe it is different from Delhi, cleaner, greener, and more liveable but the air tells another story.

Data from AQI.in shows a disturbing trend. On December 19, 2025, Pune’s Air Quality Index touched 205, firmly in the ‘Poor’ category.

 Just two years ago, on the same date, the AQI stood at 103. In 2022, it was 88. This is not a one-off spike it is a pattern of steady deterioration.

Every winter, pollutants get trapped closer to the ground. Construction dust, unchecked vehicular emissions, shrinking green spaces and weak enforcement combine to choke the city. What was once seasonal discomfort is fast becoming a public health risk.

An AQI above 200 does not spare anyone, not the children, nor the elderly, and even healthy adults are affected. Yet, policy responses remain temporary.

Pune still has time to act. But denial will only push the city closer to the crisis it claims it will never become.

The numbers are clear, the air is NOT.

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