A majority of Indians have not seen the sun for more than two weeks: This Monday, a thick haze of toxic pollution still blanketed much of the country, especially the northern half, bordering Pakistan. This is smog, a deadly pollutant.
Smog is compaction. The fog –.fog –.and The smoke — Smoke, and that phenomenon which affects the country more or less severely every winter. When there is no wind, in anticyclonic conditions,the windthe wind The cold traps them BroadcastingBroadcasting Ash particles from fires starting from pollution, fields and dust.
service Weather reportWeather report The country estimates that 40% of this pollution comes from fires set by farmers.
The current smog is long-lasting and severe: the capital New Delhi hit its highest pollution peak of the year during the night from Sunday to Monday. Apart from being harmful to health, the smog is dangerous on the roads: visibility in the capital is currently less than 100 metres. India’s most famous tourist monument, the Taj Mahal, is no longer visible.
PM 2.5 is 60 times higher than the permissible level of particulate pollutionOMSOMS And sometimes it happens that this level is 100 times higher than the recommendations!
The capital has an average of 12,000 deaths each year.
Many schools are closed and some cities have asked their residents to self-isolate. In some cities, water cannons are used to try to force pollution to the ground, but the effect is very limited.
Airports, however, continue to operate but most flights are delayed, as are trains.
This Monday, India’s Supreme Court will have to take new steps to try to reduce pollution in the world’s most polluted city, New Delhi. On average, New Delhi’s pollution causes the direct death of around 12,000 people every year.
