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The air quality in Delhi deteriorated on Monday morning, with a thick blanket of smog covering several areas. The Air Quality Index (AQI) dropped to ‘severe plus’ levels, registering a hazardous 483 at 7 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. Toxic foam was visible on the Yamuna River in Kalindi Kunj, as residents reported difficulty breathing and irritation in their eyes. Watch in images how the severe pollution impacted daily life, with commuters and workers navigating through the smog.
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Labourers make their way along the Kartavya Path shrouded in thick smog, as air quality in New Delhi stays in the ‘severe’ category with low visibility. (PTI)
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Commuters head to their offices through dense smog, as air quality remains in the ‘severe’ category with low visibility. (PTI)
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Workers fix a lamp-post along Kartavya Path, surrounded by dense smog and reduced visibility. (PTI)
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A train moves along its tracks near Patel Nagar, shrouded in dense smog as air quality remains in the ‘severe’ category. (PTI)
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Traffic moves along a road as the sky is enveloped in smog after Delhi’s air quality worsened due to alarming air pollution. (Reuters)
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Labourers walk through a park amid low visibility caused by smog as air quality remains poor. (PTI)
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A man cycles near India Gate amid low visibility caused by smog as air quality remains in the ‘severe’ category. (PTI)
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People work in a field as the sky is shrouded in smog after Delhi’s air quality worsened. (PTI)
