Smog blankets Delhi's Nigam Bodh Ghat

Residents of New Delhi take a boat ride on the Yamuna at Nigam Bodh Ghat on 5 November 2026, even as thick smog and fog drastically cut visibility across the capital. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Thick smog and fog enveloped the Yamuna riverfront near Nigam Bodh Ghat, New Delhi, on 5 November 2026, as residents navigated the waterway despite hazardous air conditions. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

A boat ferries passengers through a dense haze at Nigam Bodh Ghat, New Delhi, on the morning of 5 November 2026, illustrating the severely diminished visibility gripping the capital this winter. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

On 5 November 2026, a persistent haze settled over New Delhi, with boat goers at Nigam Bodh Ghat barely visible through the curtain of smog and fog blanketing the Yamuna. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Visibility across New Delhi dropped sharply on 5 November 2026 as a surge of winter smog and fog settled over the city, with scenes at Nigam Bodh Ghat capturing the scale of the pollution episode. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

New Delhi residents continued outdoor activities near Nigam Bodh Ghat on 5 November 2026 despite a heavy blanket of smog and fog — a recurring challenge for the capital as winter tightens its grip. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

A couple poses for a pre wedding photoshoot on a boat at Nigam Bodh Ghat, New Delhi, on 5 November 2026, with a thick wall of smog providing an unintended — and hazardous — backdrop. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Against a smoky skyline at Nigam Bodh Ghat, New Delhi, a couple marks a life milestone with a pre wedding shoot on 5 November 2026 — even as the capital's air quality remained at hazardous levels. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

The smog filled morning of 5 November 2026 at Nigam Bodh Ghat, New Delhi, became an unexpected setting for a pre wedding photoshoot — a visual reminder of the city's annual winter pollution crisis. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

New Delhi's annual winter smog crisis was in full evidence on 5 November 2026, with boat rides and outdoor events at Nigam Bodh Ghat proceeding against a backdrop of heavy pollution haze. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

A dense smog layer over the Yamuna at Nigam Bodh Ghat, New Delhi, framed a couple's pre wedding photoshoot on 5 November 2026 — capturing the contrast between daily life and deteriorating air quality. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Vehicles navigated hazardous smog near Nigam Bodh Ghat, New Delhi, on the morning of 5 November 2026, as reduced visibility posed risks for road users across the capital. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Road traffic near Nigam Bodh Ghat, New Delhi, contended with sharply reduced visibility on 5 November 2026, as a dense combination of fog and smog settled over city roads in the early morning hours. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Commuters in New Delhi drove through near zero visibility conditions near Nigam Bodh Ghat on 5 November 2026, as authorities reportedly urged residents to limit outdoor exposure amid the dense smog. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

The roads of New Delhi near Nigam Bodh Ghat were shrouded in thick smog on the winter morning of 5 November 2026, with vehicles moving cautiously through the pollution laden air. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Scenes near Nigam Bodh Ghat, New Delhi, on 5 November 2026 captured the intensity of the season's first major smog episode, as vehicles inched through heavily polluted air on a dense winter morning. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)