Thick blanket of smog engulfs Delhi-NCR a day after diwal, air quality turns severe

Delhi-NCR's skies were covered in a dense grey haze on Tuesday morning, leaving residents with low visibility and poor air quality a day after Diwali. As per the latest report from the Central Pollution Control Bureau (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 08:00 am was a 'very poor' 352. AQI values range from 'good' (0-50), 'satisfactory' (51-100), 'moderate' (101-200), 'poor' (201-300), 'very poor' (301-400), to 'severe' (401-500).

Amid worsening air quality, high-rise buildings in Kalindi Kunj were barely visible due to the low visibility sweeping across Delhi-NCR.

In New Delhi, commuters struggled through reduced visibility as the air quality deteriorated across Delhi-NCR.

At Kalindi Kunj, men rowed their boat through thick haze and poor visibility as air quality worsened across Delhi-NCR.

Despite the surge in pollution levels across Delhi-NCR, including 'severe' air quality in Wazirpur, people were seen bursting firecrackers.

Amid deteriorating air quality and low visibility across Delhi-NCR, a man burned tyres in New Delhi.

A view of Safdarjung's Tomb was barely visible through the thick haze, as air quality worsened across Delhi-NCR, in New Delhi.

A view of Safdarjung's Tomb was barely visible through the thick haze, as air quality worsened across Delhi-NCR, in New Delhi.

A man walks at a park amidst smog on the day after Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in New Delhi.