World’s Dirtiest Air Makes Delhi Push People to Work From Home
- India capital halts construction work in a bid to control smog
- Doctors says Covid has worsened breathing complaints
Smoggy conditions in New Delhi on Oct. 25.
Photographer: Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images
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India’s capital city has appealed to residents to work from home to avoid the toxic smog that has engulfed the New Delhi region, making it the world’s most polluted air.
The move comes after the local government imposed a series of measures, including an unsuccessful ban on burning farm stubble in areas surrounding New Delhi and stopping construction and demolition to avoid dust. Pollution levels spike every winter in part due to this practice and these reach multiple times the global safety threshold.