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The air quality in Delhi turned worse and reached the 'severe' category on Tuesday, October 30, for the first time this season with stubble burning intensifying in neighbouring states. Central Pollution Control Board officials (CPCB) officials said that the overall Air Quality Index reached 401, the highest this season. In total, 18 areas of Delhi recorded 'severe' air quality with the highest AQI of 467 was recorded at 4 PM in Anand Vihar.
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Morning haze envelops the skyline on the outskirts of New Delhi on Tuesday. With air quality reduced to 'very severe' in the national capital region, authorities are bracing for Diwali featuring massive fireworks that threaten to cloak the city with more toxic smog and dust. (AP Photo)
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Traffic policemen wear masks to protect themselves as air quality deteriorates in New Delhi on Tuesday. According to CPCB, the city's air quality was on the brink of turning severe on Tuesday morning which witnessed the worst pollution of the season. (PTI Photo)
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Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport is seen shrouded in smog on Tuesday. (Reuters)
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Residential buildings are seen shrouded in smog in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Reuters)
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Under construction buildings are partially visible due to smog as a woman walks carrying firewood and pigeons fly past in Greater Noida, near New Delhi on Monday.(AP Photo)
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Vehicles ply at Rajpath as thick haze engulfs Vijay Chowk in New Delhi on Monday. The air quality was very poor on Monday owing to the city's alarming levels of pollution. (PTI Photo)
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A bird flies past the Humayun's Tomb shrouded in smog in New Delhi on Monday. (Reuters)
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A general view of the city's skyline is seen shrouded in smog in New Delhi on Monday. (Reuters)
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Residential buildings are seen shrouded in smog on the outskirts of Delhi on Monday. (Reuters)
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A man walks in front of the India Gate shrouded in smog in New Delhi on Monday. (Reuters)
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A smoggy sky is seen in the background as a security camera of a five-star hotel is pictured in New Delhi on Monday. (Reuters)
