The Delhi Chief Minister had then said that prima facie the "biggest reason seems to be burning of stubble in agricultural fields in Haryana and Punjab in huge quantity". As visibility dropped to 50 metres today morning due to a thick blanket of smog and the air quality across Delhi was "hazardous", Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that Delhi has "become a gas chamber". Last year, the chief minister had said that shutting of schools for a prolonged period was not a feasible solution to tackle the Delhi smog. THIS DAY, LAST YEAR: The Delhi smog in November last year. According to a Guardian report, the new smog scheme has banned diesel cars which are more than 16 years old.

Source: India Today November 07, 2017 09:56 UTC