NEW DELHI — Acrid clouds engulfed India’s capital on Wednesday as air pollution fuelled by fireworks and farm stubble burning was ranked “hazardous” by
AIR POLLUTION. Thick smog engulfs the city skyline in New Delhi on October 23, 2024. Acrid clouds enveloped India’s capital on October 23, as air pollution fuelled by fireworks and farm stubble burning was ranked “hazardous” by monitors for the first time this winter. AFP monitors for the first time this winter.
Air pollution is expected to worsen during the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, which falls on November 1 this year when smoky fireworks spewing hazardous toxins are part of celebrations. The pollutants topped 344 micrograms per cubic metre, according to monitoring firm IQAir on Wednesday, which listed air in the sprawling megacity of some 30 million people as “hazardous,” ranking it as the world’s worst.
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