Delhi woke up to a thick blanket of smog on Sunday morning, with air quality levels plunging to severe levels, leaving residents grappling with poor visibility and health risks. The dense haze, caused by a mix of local pollution and the seasonal crop burning in neighbouring states,

Delhi’s air quality continues to remain ‘severe’ as residents in the national capital woke up to toxic air conditions on Sunday. At 11am, Delhi’s AQI stood at 450, as per the Central Pollution Control Board.

The worsened air quality led to the city being shrouded in a layer of smog affecting visibility and leading to delays and cancellation of flights at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. At 7:30 am, the the visibility dropped to 800 metres at IGI Airport leading to 107 flights being delayed and 3 cancelled, reported India Today.