Delhi Wakes Up To Season's Worst Air Quality, Visibility Drops To 150 Metres

 Delhi Wakes Up To Season's Worst Air Quality, Visibility Drops To 150 Metres

The AQI in Delhi was recorded at 481 this morning, the worst so far this season, which officials said was due to "unfavourable" meteorological conditions.

                                                                       Stage 4 of GRAP has been invoked in Delhi as AQI continued to worsen

New Delhi: 

A thick layer of smog - a toxic blend of smoke and fog - enveloped the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) this morning as the air quality index (AQI) plummeted to the "severe-plus" category, forcing authorities to announce stricter pollution control measures.

Smog also affected visibility in the national capital, which hit flight operations and train services. Visibility at Palam dropped to 150 metres at 5 am.

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