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The Delhi government had addressed a letter to the aviation entity under the Centre asking if it would be possible to undertake the exercise after the concentration of particulate matter (PM) shot up in the capital over the past week.
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With deadly smog blanketing Delhi and the neighbouring states, the National Green Tribunal banned all industrial activities in Delhi-NCR till November 14. (PTI Photo)
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An irked green panel also imposed a ban on the entry of diesel trucks more than ten years old and said that no vehicle from outside or within Delhi will be permitted to transport any construction material.(PTI Photo)
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Delhi government rolled out the odd-even scheme also for five days from November 13 to November 17. The scheme will be in place from 8 am to 8 pm and there will exemptions for women drivers and two-wheelers.(PTI Photo)
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A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said there will be no construction activity carried out on structures until further orders.(PTI Photo)
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It, however, clarified that at places where only finishing work was involved barring the use of construction material like cement and sand, the activity can be carried on during this period.(PTI Photo)
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The NGT also directed the authorities and the civic bodies to sprinkle water where PM 10 is found to be in excess of 600 micrograms per cubic metre.(PTI Photo)
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BJP MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Arvinder Singh Lovely distributing pollution face mask after heavy smog at Rajiv Chowk in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)
Political parties and organisations here are distributing masks among people in view of deteriorating air quality in the national capital even as doctors express doubts over their efficacy.(PTI Photo) 
The national capital is experiencing 'severe' air quality under a blanket of thick haze, as pollution levels have breached the permissible standards by multiple times.(PTI Photo) -
A strong flame rises from a fire set to garbage dumped illegally next to the boundary wall of a residential colony in sector 46 area of Gurgaon. Smoke from garbage-burning has added to the severe levels of pollution that is posing a major health risk in the National Capital Region (NCR) area. (PTI Photo)
Traffic policemen wear masks to protect themselves from heavy smog and air pollution while manning the traffic, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)
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