Fishermen brave AQI 381 smog on Yamuna

Fishermen cast nets from a boat on the Yamuna River in New Delhi amid a dense smog layer on 9 November 2026, the morning after Diwali, as the city's average AQI registered 381 — firmly in the 'Very Poor' band.

Boatmen navigated the Yamuna River through near zero visibility as a thick smog blanket engulfed New Delhi on 9 November 2026, the day after Diwali, with the city's average AQI at 381 in the 'Very Poor' category.

A cyclist navigated New Delhi's roads on 9 November 2026 through severely reduced visibility, as post Diwali smog pushed the capital's average AQI to 381, placing it squarely in the 'Very Poor' category.

Motorists and two wheeler riders pushed through severely reduced visibility on New Delhi's roads on 9 November 2026, as dense post Diwali smog held the city's average AQI at 381 — in the 'Very Poor' band.

The Signature Bridge over the Yamuna River was engulfed in thick smog on 9 November 2026, with birds visible overhead as the only movement in the haze, while New Delhi's average AQI stayed at 381 in the 'Very Poor' category.

Vehicles inched along a New Delhi flyover through a heavy smog layer on 9 November 2026, one day after Diwali, as the capital's average AQI remained at 381 — classified 'Very Poor' — drastically limiting road visibility.

Two wheeler riders and motorists faced severely curtailed sight lines on New Delhi's streets on 9 November 2026, as a thick smog blanket — fed by post Diwali emissions — kept the average AQI at 381 in the 'Very Poor' range.

At sunrise on 9 November 2026, the Signature Bridge stood nearly invisible in dense smog above the Yamuna River, as New Delhi's average post Diwali AQI was recorded at 381 — in the 'Very Poor' category.

Traffic on the Old Wazirabad Flyover in New Delhi was obscured by a thick smog layer on 9 November 2026, one day after Diwali, as the capital's average AQI held at 381 in the 'Very Poor' category.

Traffic crossed the Signature Bridge in New Delhi on 9 November 2026 as the morning sun struggled to pierce a dense smog and haze layer, with the city's average post Diwali AQI recorded at 381 — 'Very Poor'.

A lone cyclist passed the Signature Bridge in New Delhi during a smog dimmed sunrise on 9 November 2026, as the thick post Diwali haze pushed the city's average AQI to 381 in the 'Very Poor' category.

Two wheeler commuters in New Delhi rode through a dense smog layer on 9 November 2026, with visibility sharply reduced a day after Diwali as the capital's average AQI stood at 381 in the 'Very Poor' band.

On the morning of 9 November 2026, two wheeler riders across New Delhi contended with severely reduced visibility as lingering post Diwali smog kept the city's average AQI at 381 — in the 'Very Poor' category for the second consecutive morning.