The air itself is a murder weapon...India, the world's worst ultrafine dust 'horror' [Now News]

The air quality of India's capital New Delhi, which suffers from severe air pollution from late autumn to winter every year, has fallen to its worst level this year, foreign media reported.

Foreign media such as AFP reported that the level of ultrafine dust in New Delhi soared to 907㎍/㎥ on the morning of the 18th local time, the worst this year.

An observatory in New Delhi recorded 980㎍/㎥, 65 times the recommended 24-hour limit of 15㎍/㎥ set by the World Health Organization and WHO.

New Delhi's atmosphere is usually covered with polluted air from mid-October to January of the following year.

This is due to a combination of factors such as crop harvest residues in neighboring Haryana and Punjab states, urban garbage incineration, and automobile and factory fumes.

As a result, authorities brought student classes online, excluding grades 10 to 12, and suspended trucks from entering the city center and construction work.

In addition, children, the elderly, and lung disease patients were advised to stay indoors as much as possible.

Foreign media reported that many people in New Delhi are unable to buy air purifiers due to livelihood difficulties, and the poor, especially the homeless, have to endure contaminated air.

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