New Delhi’s 20-million residents gasp for fresh air

Indian capital’s Air Quality Index is almost six times worse than acceptable levels while authorities lack the resources to enforce emission rules

A smoky haze hangs over India’s northern plains and its capital, New Delhi, every year as winter sets in, raising concerns about the health of many millions of people while authorities order fixes that do little to clear the air.

The pollution intensifies in November, worsened by the burning of crop stubble in Punjab and Haryana states, part of the farm belt that borders New Delhi. New Delhi generates much of its own pollution so matters don’t improve in December, when the stubble burning is largely over. When the smog gets too bad, authorities ban construction work and close schools to protect children, but they acknowledge they lack the resources to clamp down effectively on illegal industries and to enforce emission rules.

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