According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the national capital recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) at 488 as of 8 am, placing it in the 'severe plus' category.
Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Monday inspected the anti-smog mist system installed in the Dwarka area and said that the people are facing problems due to pollution.
Amid the worsening air quality in the national capital, Delhi University has decided to conduct classes online till November 23. The regular classes in physical mode to resume from November 25.
These flights were diverted under the 'Captain Minima' operating procedures, which refers to the minimum operating standards that pilots must meet for landing, and these standards can lead to diversions if adverse weather conditions prevent compliance.
Amid the enforcement of 'low visibility procedures' at the Delhi Airport, nine flights bound to land at the IGI Airport, have been diverted to other cities, sources said on Monday.
Five Delhi-bound flights have been diverted to Jaipur and Dehradun due to low visibility at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) in the national capital on Monday, said sources.
Delhi BJP President Virendraa Sachdeva and BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Monday distributed masks to the public at Central Secretariat Metro Station as air quality remains in the 'Severe' category as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Amid a dense layer of smog enveloping various parts of the national capital, people carried on with their daily chores on Monday morning. Locals continued taking morning walks around Kartavya Path amid deteriorating air quality.
As several cities in India struggle amid rising air pollution, Mumbai woke up to a thick layer of smog on Monday morning with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 147.
The air quality worsened in Delhi on Monday morning and a thick blanket of smog engulfed several parts. The air quality level plunged to 'severe plus' levels. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the Air Quality Index recorded at 7 am was 483 in the national capital.
Over 75,000 people in Pakistan's Punjab province, sought medical assistance on Saturday due to respiratory issues caused by toxic smog and air pollution, according to sources from healthcare monitoring authorities, as reported by the Express Tribune.