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Watch: From Mumbai to Delhi, haze covers cities as air quality deteriorates with Diwali celebrations

Pollution levels soared as many across the country flouted regulations and burst firecrackers to celebrate the festival.

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Nov 13, 2023 · 12:45 pm
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#WATCH | Layer of haze shrouds Mumbai as overall air quality remains in 'very poor' category pic.twitter.com/kreX3VTPUJ

— ANI (@ANI) November 13, 2023

Visuals from Kartavya Path as air quality deteriorates in Delhi-NCR after Diwali.#DelhiAirQuality pic.twitter.com/MjJ4clbQdQ

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 13, 2023

VIDEO | Smog continues to shroud Delhi-NCR as air quality deteriorates day after Diwali. Visuals from Akshardham.#DelhiAirQuality pic.twitter.com/25oQmfQksS

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 13, 2023

#WATCH | Light haze shrouds Agra's Taj Mahal; overall air quality in 'moderate' category pic.twitter.com/7J8XFPa6th

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) November 13, 2023

Air pollution at peak in Chennai and its suburbs #Diwali @polimernews pic.twitter.com/9O8xpKGP4g

— Mahalingam Ponnusamy/ மகாலிங்கம் பொன்னுசாமி (@mahajournalist) November 12, 2023

Why derive joy from fireworks that are loud, polluting, and harmful to animals? This video vividly illustrates how the pollution has dimmed the lights of buildings in the far distance.

This is #Thane #pollution #Firecrackers #animallover #hardtobreathe #airpurifier pic.twitter.com/zQsPIEdCx4

— Kritika Singh Rawat (@kritikasrawat25) November 12, 2023

AQI in Gr Noida is spiked . This is view of my society central Park thick layer of Smog with unprecedented smog of crackers ….this is sickening… who are we blaming for pollution 😫😫 pic.twitter.com/YwwExSD4I4

— @UrsRuchin (@ruchin83) November 12, 2023

Happy Diwali 🪔 Keep breathing 😮‍💨 #PUNE #AmanoraParkTown#Pollution #Crackers pic.twitter.com/6MPUpejdNe

— Amit (@amitwarrior) November 12, 2023
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