Indian capital tightens anti-pollution measures as air quality worsens

By Reuters
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December 17, 2024
A man walks on a footbridge across an open drainage channel, as the sky is enveloped in smog caused by air pollution, in New Delhi, India, December 3, 2024. — Reuters

NEW DELHI: India directed schools to move to hybrid mode for some grades, asked government offices to stagger timings for staff and imposed restrictions on vehicles in Delhi and adjoining regions as air quality deteriorated in the country’s north on Monday.

Delhi recorded “very poor” air on Monday with an air quality index (AQI) reading of 379 in the 24 hours to midday, the Central Pollution Control Board said.