Updated: December 29, 2025 11:27 AM IST 
Delhi Pollution: The National Capital is facing a serious health crisis as air pollution levels continue to rise. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for very dense fog on Monday. Along with this, the maximum temperature is expected to be around 22 degrees Celsius and the minimum around 7 degrees Celsius. As per the data available on the CPCB’s ‘Sameer’ app, 19 monitoring stations in Delhi have recorded air quality in the severe category, with Anand Vihar reporting the highest AQI at 457, while the remaining stations have recorded air quality levels in the very poor category.
#WATCH | Delhi: Visibility in the national capital is affected as a layer of toxic smog engulfs the city. CPCB claims that the AQI in the area is at '459', categorised as 'Severe'.
(Visuals from North Avenue) pic.twitter.com/jeZfLvsYiM
— ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2025
Hopeless Situation
Against of the directions of Hon’ble Supreme Court, vehicles are being stopped for collecting toll tax at all tolls.
These toll barriers around Delhi have become Hotspots for spreading pollution in Delhi.
Latest ground report from Ghazipur Toll.
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— Saurabh Bharadwaj (@Saurabh_MLAgk) December 29, 2025
Anand Vihar recorded the worst air quality in the city with an AQI of 455. More than half of Delhi’s 40 monitoring stations — 24 in total — reported ‘severe’ air quality levels. Twelve stations were in the ‘very poor’ category, most hovering close to 400. Only NSIT Dwarka recorded a relatively lower AQI of 248, which still fell in the ‘poor’ category.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for the national capital today as very dense fog severely impacted visibility across the region late Sunday night.
Other major monitoring stations crossing the ‘Severe’ threshold included Chandni Chowk (426), Mundka (416), Okhla Phase-2 (411), Narela (404), and Burari Crossing (401).
Anand Vihar – 458
Jahangirpuri – 439
Ashok Vihar – 430
Chandni Chowk – 426
Mundka – 416
Okhla Phase-2 – 411
Narela – 404
Burari Crossing – 401
According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, the national capital’s air quality plunged into the ‘severe’ category on Monday morning, with an AQI of 402 at 7 PM. Anand Vihar emerged as the worst-affected area in the national capital with an AQI of 458. It was followed closely by Jahangirpuri at 439 and Ashok Vihar at 430.
Flight operations have been hit due to dense fog in Jammu, IndiGo informed. “Dense fog in Jammu continues to affect visibility, impacting flights operating to and from Jammu. As conditions evolve, some services may experience delays, and a few may need to be cancelled depending on clearance and operational feasibility.”
The last update from SpiceJet came at midnight, informing passengers of delays in flights from Kolkata. “Due to bad weather (poor visibility) in Kolkata (CCU), all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights may be affected. Passengers are requested to keep a check on their flight status,” the airlines said in a statement.
At Delhi airport, the visibility less than 125 meters. Sharing a passenger advisory on X (formerly Twitter), the Delhi Airport informed that “flight operations are currently being conducted under CAT III conditions due to dense fog, which may result in delays or cancellations.”
Vivek Vihar recorded an AQI of 458, with particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) as the major pollutant, followed by Wazirpur, reporting an AQI of 443 AQI. It is important to note that no data is available for two of the stations – Lodhi Road and RK Puram.
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