India, Nov. 26 -- The air quality in several areas of Mumbai has deteriorated over the past few days. On Tuesday, much of the city was enveloped in a haze as the AQI spiked, also spiking concerns about the adverse impact of air pollution on health.

Through the day, six stations in Mumbai recorded AQI values above 200 - slipping from the "moderate" to "poor" category. Chakala in Andheri east touched 255, while the AQI in Powai was 221.

Ritika Sajdeh reacted in disbelief to the deteriorating air quality in her city of residence. Ritika, who is married to Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma, shared screenshots of two AQI readings on her Instagram Stories.

The first screenshot showed an AQI of 227 in Mumbai with PM2.5 at 152. The air quality was...