Delhi’s air quality was reported to be in the “poor” category with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded to be 274 at 8 am on Tuesday. Despite this, the national capital was still covered in a thin layer of smog.

VIDEO | Layer of smog engulfs various parts of Delhi. Visuals from ITO.

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The  Supreme Court ruled on Monday, that restrictions under Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)-IV measures to curb air pollution will continue in Delhi even though the air quality showed a slight improvement.

Trains also continued to move amid the layer of haze on Tuesday morning. 

#WATCH | Trains’ movement continues amid smog in Delhi. Visuals from New Delhi Railway Station.

AQI is categorised as ‘poor’ according to the CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board). pic.twitter.com/CRiF4gQu71

— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2024

Meanwhile, in Mumbai, a thin layer of haze also covered the city as the air quality continued to deteriorate. 

#WATCH | Mumbai, Maharashtra: A thin layer of smog looms over the city as air quality continues to deteriorate.

(Visuals from near the Eastern Freeway Bridge) pic.twitter.com/eoMA2zkyAb

— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2024