Masks up, temperatures down: Thick fog blankets Delhi amid pollution | In pics

Published on Dec 18, 2025 02:20 pm IST

Delhi's air quality remained in the ‘very poor’ category this morning and low visibility even caused flight disruptions at the Delhi airport.

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Delhi residents woke up to a layer of dense smog in the early hours of Thursday as AQI stood at ‘very poor’ category.(Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Dec 18, 2025 02:20 pm IST

Delhi residents woke up to a layer of dense smog in the early hours of Thursday as AQI stood at ‘very poor’ category.(Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times)

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In most areas of the national capital, the AQI was recorded as ‘severe’(Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Dec 18, 2025 02:20 pm IST

In most areas of the national capital, the AQI was recorded as ‘severe’(Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times)

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Delhi residents were seen walking in the park with covered faces amid low visibility and toxic smog(Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Delhi residents were seen walking in the park with covered faces amid low visibility and toxic smog(Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times)

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Visuals showed commuters in the early hours of Thursday amid the dense layer of fog in Delhi(Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Dec 18, 2025 02:20 pm IST

Visuals showed commuters in the early hours of Thursday amid the dense layer of fog in Delhi(Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times)

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Delhi residents struggled to breat asair quality remained at ‘very poor’ on thursday.(Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Dec 18, 2025 02:20 pm IST

Delhi residents struggled to breat asair quality remained at ‘very poor’ on thursday.(Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times)

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The average AQI stood at ‘very poor’ on Thursday morning as the Delhi government's additional curbs to control air pollution kicked in.(Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Dec 18, 2025 02:20 pm IST

The average AQI stood at ‘very poor’ on Thursday morning as the Delhi government's additional curbs to control air pollution kicked in.(Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times)

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The strict curbs recently introduced were in addition to the GRAP-4 restrictions announced by the Commission for Air Quality Management CAQM) earlier. (Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Dec 18, 2025 02:20 pm IST

The strict curbs recently introduced were in addition to the GRAP-4 restrictions announced by the Commission for Air Quality Management CAQM) earlier. (Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

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People were seen travelling with face masks as experts warned of health risks, especially for old people and childrens.(Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Dec 18, 2025 02:20 pm IST

People were seen travelling with face masks as experts warned of health risks, especially for old people and childrens.(Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times)

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Amid the slow movement of air in winter, pollution has been deteriorating in the city with government enforcing stricter curbs(Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Dec 18, 2025 02:20 pm IST

Amid the slow movement of air in winter, pollution has been deteriorating in the city with government enforcing stricter curbs(Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

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Multiple teams of the Delhi Traffic Police have been deployed at key entry points into the city to stop non-compliant vehicles amid pollution in Delhi(Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Dec 18, 2025 02:20 pm IST

Multiple teams of the Delhi Traffic Police have been deployed at key entry points into the city to stop non-compliant vehicles amid pollution in Delhi(Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times)

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A thick layer of smog seen surrounding buildings in gurugram as AQI of the city worsens.(Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Dec 18, 2025 02:20 pm IST

A thick layer of smog seen surrounding buildings in gurugram as AQI of the city worsens.(Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

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