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Hazy overcast foggy and low visibility. That is how one would describe these winter mornings in Delhi, further fraught with a thick blanket of 2.5 and 10 PM particulate matter that chokes human lungs with air pollution beyond imagination. The fumes from diesel fumes hang thick and low in the moist cold air, trapped near the earth's surface and unable to rise due to the low temperatures. Heavy winter fog and gloomy overcast weather due to thick air pollution in Fatehpur Beri, New Delhi The poor visibility at early wintery morning in Delhi is due to heavy smog and fog. The rise in number of vehicles on the roads of Delhi has increased the levels of pollutants called particulate matter (PM) and oxides of nitrogen.Delhi was recorded as the most polluted city in 2016 primarily because of the t