Air Pollution New Delhi at Maximum Alert. India Strengthens Measures

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New Delhi is shrouded in smog – the air quality in the Indian capital and surrounding areas has become so poor that all primary school classes have had to switch to distance learning. This measure was ordered by the government for the Union Territory of Delhi. Authorities are urging children, the elderly, and people with respiratory, cardiovascular, and other chronic illnesses to stay indoors as much as possible.

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Xinhua News Agency reported that on Sunday (December 14), India's Air Quality Management Board implemented a Level 4 Grading Response Plan (GRAP) in Delhi and surrounding areas, which have been covered in thick smog since Saturday (December 13). The report stated that Level 4 air pollution control measures, the strictest level, were enforced in Delhi and surrounding areas after the Air Quality Index (AQI) exceeded 450 since Saturday (December 13…

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High levels of moisture and changes in the direction of the wind gave rise to air quality. The fourth alert level was activated, the highest level of the Grade Response Plan for New Delhi.

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Air pollution in India's capital New Delhi has reached dangerously high levels. Doctors advise not to go outside. There are numerous restrictions on air and rail traffic.