When Delhi’s air pollution gets worse: a photographic comparison - The Guardian
When Delhi’s air pollution gets worse: a photographic comparison | India | The Guardian
Delhi regularly ranks among the most polluted major cities on the planet, and has been judged the world’s most polluted capital for four years in a row by air quality information platform IQAir.
Its air pollution gets worse in winter, when the wind drops and the air cools, trapping pollutants from vehicles, industry and the burning of agricultural waste as farmers in surrounding states burn off stubble to prepare for new planting. The city’s authorities have temporarily banned construction and stopped heavy vehicles coming into the city. Schools have also been closed.
Kartavya Path in New Delhi Connaught Place Humayun’s tomb Kartavya Path
Humayun’s tomb
Connaught Place
Humayun’s tomb
Kartavya Path
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