Delhi wakes up to thick smog, little visibility; IMA, CM Kejriwal press panic button

Delhi woke up to a morning of thick haze, 'severe' air quality and reduced visibility on Tuesday with pollution levels crossing permissible levels by multiple times. (Express)

Arvind Kejriwal has requested Education Minister Manish Sisodia to consider closing schools for a few days in view of the severe air pollution. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Delhi CM Kejriwal on Tuesday described the city as a “gas chamber” and attributed the pollution to crop burning in the adjoining states of Punjab and Haryana. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Taking note of Delhi's deteriorating air quality, National Green Tribunal has slammed the Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana government. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

The Indian Medical Association, meanwhile, requested Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to cancel Delhi Half Marathon scheduled for November 19. (Express Photo by Sakshi Dayal)

According to the Central Pollution Control Board, moisture in the air mixed with a complete absence of wind has led to this situation. (Express)

The runway at Indira Gandhi International Airport has been closed. Over 20 flights have been delayed so far, ANI reports. (Express)

The smog affects the rail traffic with at least 12 trains running behind schedule due to decreased visibility, reports ANI (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

The task force under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) will consider re-introducing the odd-ever car scheme, if the situation further deteriorates, reports PTI. (Express)

Delhi is witnessing a ‘public health emergency’, IMA declared. Its president Dr K K Aggarwal requested people to avoid stepping out and urged schools to remain closed (Express)

Schoolchildren face a harrowing time in Ludhiana on Tuesday morning. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)

Ludhiana wakes up to a think blanket of smog on Tuesday morning. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)

Commuters faced a difficult time on Tuesday morning, as smog choked major parts of Punjab and Ludhiana. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)

Delhi’s air saw a huge rise in air pollutants – PM2.5, PM10 — which was counted at 452 and 336, respectively. As per the international standards, the permissible range for PM2.5 is 25. (Express)

NGT slams Delhi, UP, Haryana governments on Tuesday over air pollution. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar pulled up the state governments for not being prepared in advance to tackle the emergency situation.

Major parts of Punjab witnessed heavy smog on Monday morning (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)

As smog engulfed Luhdiana and other parts of Punjab, school children, daily workers, and other commuters faced a harrowing time on Tuesday morning. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)