A day after rampant cracker bursting on Diwali night, the residents of the Delhi-region woke up with itchy throats and watery eyes as a thick layer of acrid smog engulfed the region on Friday, November 5, 2021.
Please click on the images for a better look at the fog enveloping the national capital.
IMAGE: The smog could not deter a couple from posing for a pre-wedding photoshoot near Rashtrapati Bhavan. All Photographs: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters
IMAGE: A man rides a motorbike in thick fog in Noida.
IMAGE: Residential buildings shrouded in smog in Noida.
IMAGE: A paramilitary soldier walks near India Gate which is shrouded in smog.
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