In Photos | Masks, Low Visibility And A ‘Very Poor’ AQI In Delhi
Morning commuters disappear into the haze, shoppers navigate Azadpur Mandi with covered faces, and geese cross a sky dimmed by smog. Delhi’s air turned ‘very poor’ on Tuesday, with Jahangirpuri recording a ‘severe’ AQI of 452.
People cover their faces as they pass by amid poor air quality, at Loni, in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
People cover their faces amid smog, at Azadpur Mandi, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Delhi’s air quality slipped into the ‘very poor’ category at 332 as a thick layer of smog engulfed the national capital on Tuesday morning, with Jahangirpuri recording the highest reading at 452 in the ‘severe category’, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). | Photo: PTI
People purchase vegetables amid smog, at Azadpur Mandi, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Bar-headed geese fly amid low visibility due to morning smog, in Gurugram, Haryana, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. | Photo: PTI
People cover their faces as they pass by amid poor air quality, at Loni, in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
People cover their faces as they pass by amid poor air quality, at Loni, in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
Commuters cover their face as they pass by amid poor air quality, at Loni, in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
Low visibility near India Gate, in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. Delhi's air quality slipped into the 'very poor' category for the first time this season on Monday. | Photo: PTI
An aerial view of the city skyline shrouded in smog amid hazy conditions, Noida Sector 44, Uttar Pradesh, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. | Photo: PTI
A view of high-rise residential buildings blanketed in thick smog as air quality deteriorates, reducing visibility, in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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