In Photos | Masks, Low Visibility And A ‘Very Poor’ AQI In Delhi

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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.

Weather: Low visibility in Delhi
Commuters walk on a foot overbridge as smog envelops the area amid deteriorating air quality, at Anand Vihar 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. | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
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Weather: Poor air quality in Ghaziabad
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
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Poor air quality in Delhi
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
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Smog, at Azadpur Mandi, in New Delhi,
People purchase vegetables amid smog, at Azadpur Mandi, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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smog, in Gurugram, Haryana,
Bar-headed geese fly amid low visibility due to morning smog, in Gurugram, Haryana, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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poor air quality, at Loni,
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
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Smog in Loni, ghaziabad
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
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NCR poor air quality
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
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Delhis air quality
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
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smog amid hazy conditions in Noida
An aerial view of the city skyline shrouded in smog amid hazy conditions, Noida Sector 44, Uttar Pradesh, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Air pollution in Noida
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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