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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Mumbai records AQI of 119 as smog blankets city on first Monday

IN PHOTOS: Mumbai records AQI of 119 as smog blankets city on first Monday

Updated On: 05 January, 2026 08:30 PM IST | Tarun Verma

A thick blanket of smog engulfed Mumbai on Monday evening, with the overall air quality index (AQI) recorded at 119 in the `moderate` category. Reduced visibility was reported across Worli, Prabhadevi, Bandra and Dharavi, raising health concerns despite almost all the areas recording moderate or good AQI level. Pics/Ashish Raje and Sayyed Sameer Abedi

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A thick blanket of smog engulfed Mumbai on Monday evening, with the overall air quality index (AQI) recorded at 119 in the `moderate` category. Reduced visibility was reported across Worli, Prabhadevi, Bandra and Dharavi, raising health concerns despite almost all the areas recording moderate or good AQI level. Pics/Ashish Raje and Sayyed Sameer Abedi

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A thick blanket of smog engulfed Mumbai on Monday evening, with the overall air quality index (AQI) recorded at 119 in the `moderate` category. Reduced visibility was reported across Worli, Prabhadevi, Bandra and Dharavi, raising health concerns despite almost all the areas recording moderate or good AQI level. Pics/Ashish Raje and Sayyed Sameer Abedi
<p><!--StartFragment --></p> <p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Reduced visibility over Prabhadevi as dense smog covers the city on first Monday of the year</span><!--EndFragment --></p>

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Reduced visibility over Prabhadevi as dense smog covers the city on first Monday of the year

<p><span class="cf0">According to information from the Centre`s SAMEER app, the AQI improved to 119 from 140 recorded on Sunday at 8 pm</span><!--EndFragment --></p>

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According to information from the Centre`s SAMEER app, the AQI improved to 119 from 140 recorded on Sunday at 8 pm

<p><span class="cf0">A thick blanket of smog was seen over the city skyline in Dharavi </span><span class="cf0">on Monday</span><!--EndFragment --></p>

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A thick blanket of smog was seen over the city skyline in Dharavi on Monday

<p><span class="cf0">Bandra-Worli Sea Link eclipsed by a thick layer of smog&nbsp;</span></p>

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Bandra-Worli Sea Link eclipsed by a thick layer of smog 

<p><!--StartFragment --><span class="cf0">Mumbai on Monday experienced partly cloudy skies with haze. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the </span><span class="cf0">Colaba</span><span class="cf0"> station, which is representative of the city, recorded a minimum temperature of 21.4 degrees Celsius. The Santacruz station, which is indicative of the suburbs, recorded minimum temperature of 19.8 degrees Celsius&nbsp;</span><!--EndFragment --></p>

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Mumbai on Monday experienced partly cloudy skies with haze. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Colaba station, which is representative of the city, recorded a minimum temperature of 21.4 degrees Celsius. The Santacruz station, which is indicative of the suburbs, recorded minimum temperature of 19.8 degrees Celsius 

<p><!--StartFragment --><span class="cf0">At Bandra Reclamation, hazy conditions lingered over the area in the evening</span><!--EndFragment --></p>

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At Bandra Reclamation, hazy conditions lingered over the area in the evening

<p><!--StartFragment --><span class="cf0">According to the Sameer app, the air quality might cause breathing discomfort for people with lung disorders, asthma, and heart disease</span><!--EndFragment --></p>

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According to the Sameer app, the air quality might cause breathing discomfort for people with lung disorders, asthma, and heart disease

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