Toxic Winter Smog Chokes Delhi-NCR; AQI Hits 'Severe' Limits
Delhi and the NCR are once again engulfed in hazardous smog, with PM2.5 levels breaching 400 µg/m³ and the AQI climbing past 400 in many zones. Stubble burning, industrial emissions, and calm winds are fueling this dangerous air crisis as workers spray defoaming chemical in the Yamuna River to reduce the toxic foam.
A thick blanket of smog covers an area as air quality deteriorates, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
Vehicles move along a road as air quality remains deteriorated, in Gurugram. | Photo: PTI
Workers spray defoaming chemical in the Yamuna River to reduce the toxic foam, at Kalindi Kunj, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
A woman crosses railway tracks amid low visibility on a winter day, in Gurugram. | Photo: PTI
A commuter wears a mask after air quality remains in 'very poor' category, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
A traffic police personnel wears a mask while managing traffic amid low visibility as the air quality deteriorates, in Gurugram. | Photo: PTI
An anti-smog gun sprays water droplets to curb air pollution, in Noida. | Photo: PTI
An 'anti-smog' vehicle sprays water mist to settle down particulate matter as other vehicles ply the road, amid poor air quality, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
Sprinklers run on the lawns near Kartavya Path amid morning smog as air quality remains in the ‘poor’ category, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
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