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

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.

Updated on: Dec 16, 2025 10:49 PM IST

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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)

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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)

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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)