Pollution levels in New Delhi were in the “severe” zone on Friday, prompting the Central Pollution Control Board to issue an imminent health alert.
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New Delhi ordered, Saturday, November 13, the closure of schools for a week, due to air pollution which has reached alarming levels in recent days. “From Monday, schools will be closed so that children do not have to breathe polluted air”, said the chief minister of the Indian capital.
Civil servants must also telework and private companies have been invited to do so as much as possible. Construction work will be halted for four days, starting Sunday, to stop polluting emissions from outdoor sites.
Pollution levels in New Delhi were in the “severe” zone on Friday, prompting the Central Pollution Control Board to issue an imminent health alert. Populated by 20 million inhabitants, the Indian capital is the most polluted in the world, according to a report by the Swiss organization IQAir published in 2020. This is mainly due to its factories, road traffic and agricultural fires that are lit there every winter.