Thick smog across Delhi, zero visibility in several areas | Photos

Updated On Dec 16, 2025 10:49 pm IST

Delhi’s air quality remains very poor with the AQI at 338, while Bawana and DTU record higher levels at 377 and 372 respectively; Noida’s AQI stands at 332.

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Commuters in Noida in the National Capital Region are blanketed in toxic smog. (HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 16, 2025 10:49 pm IST

Commuters in Noida in the National Capital Region are blanketed in toxic smog. (HT Photo)

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Vehicles commute through the Akshardham area covered with smog as the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaches the 'severe' category at 493, according to the Central Pollution Control Board, with GRAP 4 invoked, in New Delhi on Monday. (ANI Video Grab) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 16, 2025 10:49 pm IST

Vehicles commute through the Akshardham area covered with smog as the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaches the 'severe' category at 493, according to the Central Pollution Control Board, with GRAP 4 invoked, in New Delhi on Monday. (ANI Video Grab)

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Dense smog near Vijay Chowk as Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) continues to remain in the ‘Severe’ category, in New Delhi on Monday.(ANI) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 16, 2025 10:49 pm IST

Dense smog near Vijay Chowk as Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) continues to remain in the ‘Severe’ category, in New Delhi on Monday.(ANI)

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Seagulls fly over the bank of Yamuna River on a smoggy morning, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 16, 2025 10:49 pm IST

Seagulls fly over the bank of Yamuna River on a smoggy morning, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI)

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A layer of smog seen engulfed during a cold morning at Wazirabad in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.(Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 16, 2025 10:49 pm IST

A layer of smog seen engulfed during a cold morning at Wazirabad in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.(Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

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