New Delhi authorities on Thursday (November 23) said measures under an action plan to contain the toxic air pollution in the Indian capital will remain in place until the air quality improves.
The air quality index (AQI) in Delhi was at 302, putting it in the hazardous category, according to Swiss group IQAir.
Delhi’s air pollution gets worse in winter, when wind speeds drop and cooling air traps pollutants spewed by vehicles, industry and farmers burning agricultural waste in surrounding states to prepare for new planting.
The world’s most polluted capital resumed its annual battle on pollution this month, despite government pledges to improve.
(Reuters)