Delhi turning into gas chamber as air quality drops to 'severe' | In pics

In the midst of measures like a ban on firecrackers during Diwali and other festivals, Delhi's air quality worsened on Friday. Some areas reported a ‘severe’ category of air quality. A similar AQI is predicted to continue until the end of the month, largely maintaining in the "very poor" category. According to the sub-committee of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), if the situation remains 'severe' (Graded Response Action Plan Stage III), authorities will enforce a ban on construction and demolition activities in the NCR, except for essential projects (such as railways, metros, airports, ISBTs and national security/defence-related projects of national importance).

Published on: Oct 29, 2022 12:02 AM IST

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Commuters drive through a hazy Delhi-Meerut Road on Friday afternoon. (Sakib Ali/ HTPhoto).

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Vehicles and a metro train run on the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway on a smoggy day, in Gurugram on Friday. (ANI Photo)

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A thick layer of smog covers Kartavya Path in the morning, in New Delhi on Friday. (ANI Photo)

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Commuters crossing a road as a layer of smog covers Kartavya Path in the morning, in New Delhi on Friday. (ANI Photo)

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Vehicles ply on Vikas Marg amid a dense layer of smog, in New Delhi. (Raj K Raj/ HT Photo)