New Delhi topped the global pollution chart on Friday, largely due to fireworks on the Hindu festival of Diwali.
Pollution in India’s capital rises every winter as farm fires in the neighboring states of Punjab and Haryana draw dust and smoke from cold air, while firecrackers after Diwali add to the problem, Reuters reports. Increase.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi recorded an air quality index of 339 during the 24-hour period till Friday evening, which is extremely poor air quality, and the Swiss firm named New Delhi the most polluted city in the world in its live ranking.
According to CPCB, an air quality index of 0 to 50 is considered good, while an air quality index of 401 to 500 is considered severe, affecting healthy people while posing a threat to those suffering from diseases.
According to international media, Delhi’s Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that the pollution in India’s capital has not increased as much as it was expected after Diwali. Local government officials have banned firecrackers during Diwali and winter over the past few years following Supreme Court directives.
According to foreign media reports, one of the causes of smog is stubble burning in northern India, where farmers burn waste left over after harvesting paddy, a practice that increases pollution at the start of winter every year.
