Air pollution hits ‘severe’ levels as Delhi wakes up to a choking blanket of smog 6 Photos . Updated: 07 Nov 2017, 01:03 PM IST Livemint Delhi wakes up to 'severe' air quality under a blanket of thick haze, as pollution levels breach the permissible standards by multiple times. In images 1/6Indian commuters amid heavy smog in New Delhi on Tuesday. AFP 2/6Belgium’s King Philippe at the Indian Presidential Palace, in New Delhi. AP 3/6Indian security personnel stand guard at the Rajghat, a memorial for Gandhi. AFP 4/6The rapid fall in air quality and visibility began on Monday evening. AFP 5/6By 10am, the Central Pollution Control Board recorded ‘severe’ air quality. AFP 6/6Indian labourers work on a construction site amid heavy smog conditions. AFP