Delhi authorities directed schools to move classes online and tightened restrictions on construction
NEW DELHI – A thick blanket of toxic smog engulfed most parts of northern India on Monday and readings of air quality in the capital New Delhi hit their highest this year after dense fog overnight.
India's pollution control authority said the national capital territory's 24-hour air quality index reading was at 484, classified as "severe plus", the highest this year.'s live rankings, New Delhi was the most polluted city in the world with the air quality at a "hazardous" 1,081 and the concentration of PM2.5 – particulate matter measuring 2.5 microns or less in diameter that can be carried into lungs, causing deadly diseases and cardiac issues – was 130.
Farm fires – where stubble left after harvesting rice is burnt to clear fields – have contributed as much as 40% of the pollution in Delhi, SAFAR, a weather forecasting agency under the ministry of earth sciences has said.
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