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Delhi Pollution: Ashutosh Mishra Reports Zero Visibility at Kartavya Path as AQI Hits 441

In this special report on the 'Delhi apocalypse', India Today anchor Shreya Chatterjee and correspondent Ashutosh Mishra discuss the severe air pollution crisis gripping the National Capital Region. Ashutosh Mishra, reporting from Kartavya Path, highlights the dire situation, stating that the 'President House, which is barely a kilometer from here, is literally invisible' due to the thick smog. The broadcast confirms that the Air Quality Index (AQI) plummeted to a severe 441 on Saturday, prompting the invocation of GRAP-4 measures, including a ban on construction and a shift to hybrid schooling. The report also notes zero visibility in Rohtak, Haryana, and warns that meteorological factors like low wind speed are exacerbating the crisis.

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