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IN PHOTOS: Parts of Mumbai witness layer of smog as AQI hits unhealthy levels

Updated On: 23 November, 2025 06:04 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

The pleasant weather in Mumbai was on Sunday evening overshadowed by a thick layer of smog lingering over areas including Dadar, Bandra and Mahim, reducing visibility and raising pollution concerns. Pics/Ashish Raje

The pleasant weather in Mumbai was on Sunday evening overshadowed by a thick layer of smog lingering over areas including Dadar, Bandra and Mahim, reducing visibility and raising pollution concerns. Pics/Ashish Raje

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The pleasant weather in Mumbai was on Sunday evening overshadowed by a thick layer of smog lingering over areas including Dadar, Bandra and Mahim, reducing visibility and raising pollution concerns. Pics/Ashish Raje
<p>Mumbai&rsquo;s air quality on Sunday morning reached unhealthy levels</p>

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Mumbai’s air quality on Sunday morning reached unhealthy levels

<p>According to AQI.in, the city recorded an AQI of 210 at 8:37 am, placing it firmly in the severe category and raising concerns for people of all ages</p>

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According to AQI.in, the city recorded an AQI of 210 at 8:37 am, placing it firmly in the severe category and raising concerns for people of all ages

<p>Although temperatures throughout the day remained relatively comfortable, ranging from 24 to 30 degrees Celsius, the city felt heavy and unpleasant due to a visible haze that blurred the skyline from early morning</p>

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Although temperatures throughout the day remained relatively comfortable, ranging from 24 to 30 degrees Celsius, the city felt heavy and unpleasant due to a visible haze that blurred the skyline from early morning

<p>The main contributors are high levels of fine particulate matter</p>

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The main contributors are high levels of fine particulate matter

<p>Moist air and low wind speeds have prevented the usual coastal breeze from dispersing pollutants, leaving a persistent haze over the city</p>

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Moist air and low wind speeds have prevented the usual coastal breeze from dispersing pollutants, leaving a persistent haze over the city

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