Fear! The air in the Indian capital is ‘poisonous’, smelling bad and full of smoke

Jakarta –

Dense clouds covered the capital of India, New Delhi, on Wednesday (23/10/2024) due to air pollution due to fireworks​​​​​​ and burning straws. The air quality there was rated at ‘toxic’ levels for the first time this winter.

New Delhi is home to over 30 million people and is rated as the most polluted city in the world almost every day.

“Commuters walking to work are reportedly coughing from the toxic smog that kills thousands of people every year,” according to health experts, although there are few in the city who wearing masks.

The city’s famous Indian Gate monument was shrouded in a thick fog on Wednesday.

“Right now if you want to go out, you can’t imagine going out without a mask,” teacher Mamta Chauhan, 27, told AFP.

“There is a constant stench and pollution levels are very high.”

New Delhi is covered in thick smog every year, mainly due to the burning of stubble by farmers in nearby areas to clear their plowed fields.

Levels of particulate matter, cancer-causing microparticles known as PM2.5 pollutants that enter the blood through the lungs, rose to nearly 23 times the maximum daily limit recommended by the World Health Organization.

According to the research company IQAir on Wednesday, the pollution reached 344 micrograms per cubic meter, which is considered dangerous air, being considered among the worst in the world.

Air pollution is expected to worsen during the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, which falls on November 1 this year when smoky fireworks emit toxins during the festive season.

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