Delhi pollution LIVE updates: National capital among the world’s top 10 most polluted cities, says report by UK firm

NYOOOZ , Monday, November 13, 2017
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Delhi continued to reel under smoggy conditions on Monday (File Photo) Delhi continued to reel under smoggy conditions on Monday (File Photo) Delhi continued to reel under smoggy conditions on Monday as a thick haze reduced visibility and air quality remained at “hazardous” levels. The concentration of particulate matter was recorded at over seven-times the norm even as primary schools were set to reopen. Meanwhile, the AAP government will approach the National Green Tribunal on Monday with a review petition on the Odd-Even vehicle rationing scheme. The Arvind Kejriwal-led government had scrapped its plan to implement the scheme from November 13-17 after the NGT on Saturday said there would be no exemption for women, two-wheelers and government servants. ANI reported that 69 trains were delayed, 22 rescheduled and 8 cancelled due to the smog , As Reported By IE.

According to the Newspaper,Moreover, light rains predicted are on November 14 and 15, which is likely to clear the smog and bring respite to the people gasping for breath. Delhi smog LIVE updates: 8.55 am: Verisk Maplecroft, a risk consultancy firm, said India had the worst air quality out of a list of 198 countries it measures, and that New Delhi ranked among the world’s top 10 most polluted cities. “At the national level, India tops the index rankings (i.e. the country with the worst air quality), followed by Bangladesh and Thailand,” said Richard Hewston, Verisk Maplecroft’s global head of environment and climate change. 8.50 am: US-based carrier United Airlines resumed flights from Newark, New Jersey to New Delhi after it was halted due to poor air quality 8.19 am: Schools in Delhi reopen after being closed due to severe smog conditions.

 
SOURCE : https://www.nyoooz.com/news/delhi/959634/delhi-pollution-live-updates-national-capital-among-the-worlds-top-10-most-polluted-cities-says-report-by-uk-firm/
 


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