The Indian capital New Delhi is introducing alternating traffic for individual vehicles from this Monday, November 13, in order to reduce the dense cloud that has been choking the city for several days, caused by fires in agriculture, factories and car traffic.
In the fight against air pollution that has been choking the country for several days, the Indian capital New Delhi is introducing a week of alternating traffic for individual vehicles. (Money Sharma/AFP)
The megacity – seen here from nearby floodplains – consistently ranks among the most polluted major cities in the world, with a mix of emissions from agricultural combustion, factories and vehicles. (Anushree Fadnavis/Portal)
Like this child suffering from breathing difficulties in a New Delhi hospital, young people are more vulnerable to air pollution because their brains and lungs, as well as other vital organs, are not yet fully developed. According to a 2021 study, almost one in three schoolchildren in Delhi suffers from asthma and airway obstruction. (Arun Sankar/AFP)
Totaram Maurya, 45, a construction worker with his cat outside his home in New Delhi on November 9. A day in which the amount of cancer-causing microparticles entering the lungs and blood increased to 390 micrograms per cubic meter of air, which is 25 times the maximum daily amount set by the World Health Organization. (Anushree Fadnavis/Portal)
Workers work on the field at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on November 5, on the eve of a men’s cricket World Cup match. The Delhi government has since ordered a halt to construction and a ban on diesel vehicles, but fires continue to burn in neighboring agricultural states, contributing significantly to pollution. (Arun Sankar/AFP)
The Akshardham Temple in New Delhi barely emerged from the fog on November 9. The situation could worsen in the middle of Divali, the Hindu festival of lights, during which people traditionally light many candles and set off fireworks. (Arun Sankar/AFP)
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