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The festival included three Indian cities in the top ten most polluted cities in the world

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Two Indian cities joined on Monday New Delhi be among the 10 most contaminated the world has thick smoke in the air the day after firecrackers were launched

The festival included three Indian cities in the top ten most polluted cities in the world

Two Indian cities joined on Monday New Delhi be among the 10 most contaminated the world has thick smoke in the air the day after firecrackers were launched on the occasion Diwali, annual Hindu festival of light.

The capital New Delhi traditionally took first place. Your air quality index (IKA) there were 407, which puts it in the category “dangerous”, According to the Swiss group IQAir.

Mumbai, financial capital, ranks sixth with an AQI of 157, while Calcutta, in the east of the country it was seventh with an AQI score of 154.

An AQI level of 400 to 500 affects healthy people and is dangerous for sufferers illnesses, while levels between 150 and 200 cause discomfort in people with asthma, lung and heart problems. Levels 0-50 are considered good.

A thick blanket of smog began swirling across New Delhi from Sunday evening, pushing the AQI index to an alarming 680 shortly after midnight.

Every year, authorities ban the use of firecrackers in the capital, but these bans appear to be rarely enforced.

In this regard, MP Saket Gokhale posted a letter on social media. X, formerly known as Twitter, in which he sought details from the local police about the number of incidents of firecrackers being used and action taken against violators.

A Delhi Police spokesman did not respond to several calls made Reuters request for comments.

Air quality in the north India It worsens each year before winter, when cold air traps pollutants from vehicles, industry, construction dust and burning agricultural waste.

Authorities in New Delhi postponed an earlier decision to curb vehicle use after scattered rain on Friday provided respite from a week of toxic air.

The local government said it plans to maintain a ban on construction activities and close schools to protect the population from pollution.

(Reuters)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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