New Delhi-SANA
Pollution levels continued to rise dangerously for the second day in a row in the Indian capital, New Delhi, after fireworks launched at a major festival and farmers burned agricultural waste.
Reuters reported that the AQIVI New Delhi air quality index rose to 456 on a scale of 500, which represents a dangerous rise in pollution rates and a threat to the health of the population.
In turn, the monitoring system of the Federal Ministry of Geosciences said in a statement that the situation in New Delhi is expected to improve from late tomorrow evening, but the level of air pollution will remain in the very bad category, which can cause respiratory diseases if exposure to polluted air continues for a long time.
More than one million people die annually in India due to toxic air, while the impact of pollution also multiplies on the economic conditions in the country.
