New Delhi classifies the smog situation as “serious”.

Due to heavy smog, India’s capital New Delhi is temporarily closed all elementary school students in the Distance learning change. They also apply in the metropolis and the surrounding region Bans on almost all construction work and restrictions on road traffic. After Air quality has been consistently “very poor” for more than two weeks has it Situation further aggravated.

The authorities in India now classify the situation as “serious”. The high concentration of air pollutants can therefore “affect healthy people and themselves seriously impact those with existing medical conditions.” A haze of fine dust, soot, sulfur dioxide and other gases has been hanging over New Delhi for days. She lies many times higher than the World Health Organization’s acceptable limits (WHO).

Also the Neighboring Pakistan is struggling with severe air pollution. According to the Swiss environmental company IQAir, the values ​​in the megacity of Lahore have been “dangerously” high for weeks. Authorities in the populous province of Punjab have for the cities Lahore and Multan a three-day lockdown arranged and all outdoor activities prohibited except for emergencies.

Particulate matter pollution is among the highest in the world

Die Fine dust pollution in India’s capital New Delhi and the metropolitan region is one of the highest in the worldand in winter is her particularly strong. To the Causes counts alongside exhaust fumes from cars, the Industry, dem Dust from construction sites and waste incineration sites about that Burning of crop residues in fields in surrounding states.

In one Order of Delhi Air Quality Control Commission were the residents the capital of the most populous country and surrounding areas, among other things encouraged to use public transport, Carpooling to get to work for walking or cycling short distances. For anything Heat in it Apartments should without coal and wood it was said.