Vehicles navigated through a dense smog layer on New Delhi's roads on 10 November 2026, as rising air pollution pushed the city's AQI to between 370 and 400+ at several monitoring stations — squarely in the 'Very Poor' to 'Severe' range.
Traffic moved through hazardous smog across Delhi NCR on Tuesday, 10 November 2026, with air quality indices at multiple stations recording levels of 370 to above 400 — placing the region in the 'Severe' pollution band.
Delhi's overall Air Quality Index (AQI) hovered between 370 and 400+ across several monitoring stations on 10 November 2026, keeping the national capital in the 'Very Poor' to 'Severe' category as a thick smog layer reduced visibility.
A thick smog layer hung over the national capital on 10 November 2026, as rising pollution levels across Delhi NCR pushed the AQI past 370 at multiple stations — a level classified as 'Very Poor' to 'Severe' by air quality authorities.
Pollution levels across Delhi NCR remained dangerously elevated on 10 November 2026, with the AQI hovering at 370 to 400+ and a persistent smog blanket covering the region — conditions that authorities describe as 'Severe'.
The area near Akshardham Temple in New Delhi was enveloped in heavy smog on 10 November 2026, as Delhi NCR's overall AQI remained between 370 and 400+ — well within the 'Severe' pollution category.
Toxic haze continued to grip areas around Akshardham Temple in New Delhi on Tuesday, 10 November 2026, with the Air Quality Index at several nearby monitoring stations logging readings above 370 — in the 'Very Poor' to 'Severe' band.
An AQI above 400 — recorded near Akshardham Temple and other Delhi NCR stations on 10 November 2026 — falls in the 'Severe' category, where prolonged exposure can affect even healthy individuals and authorities typically enforce emergency pollution controls.