Mumbai Smog

New Delhi was wrapped in a thick layer of toxic haze as air quality continued to remain in the "severe category". The Indian capital, along with Kolkata and Mumbai, is among the world's most polluted cities today.

Anti-smog guns were seen in action as the air quality in Mumbai on Monday morning was recorded in the 'moderate' category with an air quality index of 127, according to the system of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research, Safar-India.

New Delhi today topped the list for being the most polluted city in the world, according to a real-time air quality ranking report by IQ Air Visual, a portal that tracks air quality and air pollution across the globe.

The Mumbai skyline is wrapped in a haze. The city woke up to a smoggy day with citizens on their way to work complaining of burning eyes and difficulty in breathing. People tweeted pictures showing a dull sky behind thick smog.

A major fire broke out last night at the Deonar dumping yard, which had recently battled a massive blaze that led to smog in the area.

Municipal schools in central Mumbai's Shivaji Nagar and Deonar, which were closed for two days last week due to smog caused by a recent fire at the Deonar garbage dumping ground, reopened on Monday.

Government schools in central Mumbai's Shivaji Nagar and Deonar remained shut for the fourth consecutive day due to thick smog caused by a fire at Deonar garbage dumping ground last week.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today expressed concern about the fire at Mumbai's Deonar dumping ground which led to a heavy layer of smog covering the eastern part of the state capital, and called for "scientific disposal" of garbage.

A sharp increase in pollution and a thick layer of smog that has enveloped Central and Southern Mumbai for the third consecutive day has left Mumbaikars grappling with respiratory diseases.

A sharp spike in pollution and thick smog has forced the government to close 74 municipal schools in Mumbai's Deonar and Shivaji Nagar areas for two days.

The smoke from the fire at Mumbai's dumping ground has entirely swallowed South Mumbai and the eastern suburbs, adding to the smog that's affecting the financial capital for the third consecutive day.

Parts of Mumbai since yesterday are covered in a thick blanket of smog due to various factors including drop in minimum temperature to 14 degree Celsius, fire incidents at Deonar dumping ground and high levels of particulate pollutants in the city.

An unusually dense cover of smog has enveloped larges large parts of Mumbai on Thursday morning, the met department said. The sudden spike in fog was a result of cold and warm winds meeting, officials explained.

New Delhi was wrapped in a thick layer of toxic haze as air quality continued to remain in the "severe category". The Indian capital, along with Kolkata and Mumbai, is among the world's most polluted cities today.

Anti-smog guns were seen in action as the air quality in Mumbai on Monday morning was recorded in the 'moderate' category with an air quality index of 127, according to the system of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research, Safar-India.

New Delhi today topped the list for being the most polluted city in the world, according to a real-time air quality ranking report by IQ Air Visual, a portal that tracks air quality and air pollution across the globe.

The Mumbai skyline is wrapped in a haze. The city woke up to a smoggy day with citizens on their way to work complaining of burning eyes and difficulty in breathing. People tweeted pictures showing a dull sky behind thick smog.

A major fire broke out last night at the Deonar dumping yard, which had recently battled a massive blaze that led to smog in the area.

Municipal schools in central Mumbai's Shivaji Nagar and Deonar, which were closed for two days last week due to smog caused by a recent fire at the Deonar garbage dumping ground, reopened on Monday.

Government schools in central Mumbai's Shivaji Nagar and Deonar remained shut for the fourth consecutive day due to thick smog caused by a fire at Deonar garbage dumping ground last week.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today expressed concern about the fire at Mumbai's Deonar dumping ground which led to a heavy layer of smog covering the eastern part of the state capital, and called for "scientific disposal" of garbage.

A sharp increase in pollution and a thick layer of smog that has enveloped Central and Southern Mumbai for the third consecutive day has left Mumbaikars grappling with respiratory diseases.

A sharp spike in pollution and thick smog has forced the government to close 74 municipal schools in Mumbai's Deonar and Shivaji Nagar areas for two days.

The smoke from the fire at Mumbai's dumping ground has entirely swallowed South Mumbai and the eastern suburbs, adding to the smog that's affecting the financial capital for the third consecutive day.

Parts of Mumbai since yesterday are covered in a thick blanket of smog due to various factors including drop in minimum temperature to 14 degree Celsius, fire incidents at Deonar dumping ground and high levels of particulate pollutants in the city.

An unusually dense cover of smog has enveloped larges large parts of Mumbai on Thursday morning, the met department said. The sudden spike in fog was a result of cold and warm winds meeting, officials explained.