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FIRE-EARTH Alert: India Declares Air Pollution Emergency in Capital, Delhi
- Hazardous air pollutants exceed about 20 times the “safe limit” in the Indian Capital, Delhi, forcing authorities to declare a state of emergency and close the schools for t least three days.
- Days of heavy smog have caused such massive buildup of harmful particles that air quality instruments cannot measure the pollution levels.
Major contributors to pollution levels include:
- City traffic
- Burning of agricultural waste in surrounding states of Haryana and Punjab
- Badarpur coal-fired power station (SE Delhi)
- Construction and demolition work
- Smoldering fires at the Capital’s Bhalswa landfill
- Diesel generators
Residents have been advised to stay indoor as much as they can and work from home.
- Details of the Alert are available from FIRE-EARTH PULSARS.
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