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A heavy broad of smog engulfed respective parts of the nationalist superior connected Monday (January 19, 2026) morning, sharply reducing visibility and worsening aerial prime crossed Delhi-NCR, with the wide Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded astatine 418, falling successful the ‘severe’ category.
According to the information released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) successful the ITO country was recorded astatine 434, placing it successful the “severe” category. Similar conditions prevailed adjacent Rafi Marg, wherever the AQI stood astatine 417, portion areas astir the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple successful Pandav Nagar reported an AQI of 455.
Several different locations crossed the superior besides witnessed alarmingly precocious contamination levels. Anand Vihar recorded an AQI of 462, Ashok Vihar 473, Bawana 448, Burari 460, Chandni Chowk 454, Dwarka Sector-8 427, Mundka 467, Narela 437, Punjabi Bagh 434, RK Puram 439, Rohini 437 and Wazirpur 472. All these areas remained successful the ‘severe’ category, indicating highly mediocre aerial prime and heightened wellness risks.
The IT agelong witnessed near-zero visibility during the greeting hours, starring to slow-moving postulation and disruptions successful mean vehicular movement.
Cold question conditions, coupled with dense fog, besides impacted aerial question operations, with respective flights delayed astatine Indira Gandhi International Airport owed to mediocre visibility.
As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhi recorded a minimum somesthesia of 8 degrees Celsius connected Monday (January 19, 2026), portion the maximum somesthesia is expected to scope astir 25 degrees Celsius aboriginal successful the day.
Meanwhile, successful effect to the deteriorating aerial quality, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) connected Saturday (January 17, 2026) reinvoked Stage-IV measures nether the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) crossed Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
“Keeping successful presumption the prevailing inclination of aerial prime and applicable factors and successful an effort to forestall further deterioration of aerial prime successful the region, the CAQM Sub-Committee connected GRAP unanimously decides to invoke each actions arsenic envisaged nether Stage-IV of the extant GRAP - ‘Severe+’ Air Quality (DELHI AQI > 450), with contiguous effect, successful the full NCR, arsenic a proactive measure. This is successful summation to the actions nether Stages I, II & III of the extant GRAP already successful unit successful NCR,” the bid from the CAQM read.
The bid further added, “NCR Pollution Control Boards and different agencies acrophobic person been asked to escalate the preventive measures to forestall further deterioration of aerial prime successful the region.” With terrible pollution, acold question and dense fog persisting, authorities person urged citizens to bounds outdoor activities, travel wellness advisories, and instrumentality precautions against the hazardous aerial quality.
Mumbai, besides woke up to dense fog connected Monday morning, with temperatures hovering betwixt 17 degrees Celsius and 30 degrees Celsius.
