When the air quality worsens to the levels seen in New Delhi, smog becomes visible and the thick haze irritates eyes and throats, bypassing all but the best face masks.
Flights were delayed and diverted from New Delhi's international airport Sunday when pilots could not see through the thick smog, which was more than three times the"hazardous" level on the global air quality index .
Measures taken in the capital itself are unlikely to have a major effect on the smog however, as much of it is being generated by crop burning in areas around New Delhi, where farmers light fires to get rid of leftover crops and"stubble." Last week, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the city had been"turned into a gas chamber due to smoke from crop burning." Kejriwal singled out the governments of Punjab and Haryana states, which he said contributed to New Delhi's pollution as farmers in those areas ignored bans on burning leftover crops in their fields.
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