Delhiites woke up to another smoggy morning with a thick layer of white blanket (smog) engulfing the city. The air quality index (AQI) at 6 am was recorded at 432, falling under the "severe" category", according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Low visibility due to heavy smog is likely to impact flights to and from various cities around Delhi. At 5:30 am, Amritsar and Pathankot airports in Punjab reported zero visibility. At 7 in the morning, visibility at Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur airport dropped to zero.
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Exposure to pollutants can harm your child's developing lungs and trigger symptoms such as cough, blocked nose, shortness of breath, and a scratchy throat.
Mumbai recorded an AQI of 154, in the poor category, with PM2.5 at 76 g/m and PM10 at 130 g/m, despite sunny skies and 28 degrees Celsius.
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All are hoping for rain that may wash away the toxic cloud hanging overhead. But the weather office ended that hope today, saying rain is unlikely in the plains. There might be some over the Himalayan region, but none is expected in Delhi, where the pollution has reached severe levels.
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