SMOG CRISIS: POLLUTION ENVELOPS INDIAN CAPITAL AS PAKISTAN PROVINCE DECLARES EMERGENCY
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✍️ India's capital, Delhi, has ordered all primary schools to cease in-person classes until further notice due to an air pollution crisis, while Pakistan's Punjab province has declared a health emergency and banned construction and schools.
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👉 Delhi orders all primary schools to cease in-person classes until further notice
👉 Pakistan's Punjab province declares a health emergency and bans construction and schools
👉 Air pollution in Delhi is estimated to reduce life expectancy by up to seven years
👉 The government has launched several initiatives to tackle pollution, but critics say they have done little in practice
👉 The smog is primarily blamed on stubble burning by farmers, factories, and traffic fumes
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Schools ordered to close in Delhi and Punjab province as neighbouring countries battle dangerous air pollutionIndia’s capital, Delhi, has ordered all primary schools to cease in-person classes until further notice while Pakistan’s Punjab province has declared a health emergency, banning construction, shutting schools for another week and moving universities online, as both countries battle an air pollution crisis.Delhi and the surrounding metropolitan area, home to more than 30 million people, consistently tops world rankings for air pollution in winter, which is estimated to reduce life expectancy for the capital’s residents by up to seven years. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/15/india-smog-delhi-taj-mahal-schools-close-pollution