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Center Owned by The Tribune TrustDelhi chokes as North grapples with Diwali smog
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Satellite images taken after Diwali show a thick grey haze blanketing North India, with the densest smog reported over Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and the Himalayan states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. In Delhi, doctors say the worsening pollution after the festival has led to a noticeable increase in respiratory problems among children, including newborns, who are arriving at hospitals with breathing difficulties. Meanwhile, the All India Imam Association President Maulana Mohd Sajid Rashidi criticised Congress leader Imran Masood for a remark that called Diwali a disease, describing it as an attack on the faith of celebrants and demanding an apology.
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Delhi became the epicentre of North India’s air emergency as a poisonous cocktail of emissions from vehicles, farm fires and firecrackers contributed to its worst Diwali air quality in the past five years. While the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data placed Delhi’s average air quality index…
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The only parts of India which appear to not be enveloped by the grey cover are the western states such as Rajasthan and Gujarat, and the northeastern states.
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Delhi became the epicentre of North India’s air emergency as a poisonous cocktail of emissions from vehicles, farm fires and firecrackers contributed to its worst Diwali air quality in the past five years. While the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data placed Delhi’s average air quality index…
