Delhi Struggles To Breathe As Pollution Levels Second-Worst In Last 6 Years — IN PICS

Delhi's air quality plummeted to alarming levels on Monday, leaving people with itchy eyes, sore throats, and difficulty breathing. The Air Quality Index stood at 494.

A woman crosses the Kartavya Path amid low visibility due to smog as air quality remains in 'severe' category, in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024.

People visit the Kartavya Path amid smog, in New Delhi, on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Delhi's air quality worsened to the 'severe plus' category on Monday with the city recording an AQI of 484. (Source: PTI)

People cross railway tracks amid smog, in Patna, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Source: PTI)

Vehicles move on the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway amid low visibility due to smog, in Gurugram, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Source: PTI)

Commuters wait at a bus stop amid low visibility due to smog as air quality remains in the 'severe' category, in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Source: PTI)

Commuters walk to their office amid low visibility due to smog as air quality remains in severe category. in New Delhi on Monday, 18 Nov 2024. (Source: PTI)

A woman crosses the Kartavya Path amid low visibility due to smog as air quality remains in the 'severe' category, in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Source: PTI)

Commuters walk to their office amid low visibility due to smog as air quality remains in severe category. in New Delhi on Monday, 18 Nov 2024. (Source: PTI)

A blanket of smog covers a part of Greater Noida, on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Source: PTI)

A woman crosses the Kartavya Path amid low visibility due to smog as air quality remains in the 'severe' category, in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Source: PTI)

Commuters wait at a bus stop amid low visibility due to smog as air quality remains in the 'severe' category, in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Source: PTI)