CSE had described the situation as alarming and the smog episode as the worst in 17 years
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/great-delhi-smog-november-2016-may-have-caused-deaths-experts
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-quality-standards
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/centre-science-and-environment-cse
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/council-scientific-and-industrial-research-csir
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/respiratory-diseases