Thick smog shrouds New Delhi

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(15 Nov 2024) • RESTRICTION SUMMARY: • • ASSOCIATED PRESS • New Delhi, India – 15 November 2024 • 1. Various of vehicles with headlights and hazard lights on driving past, as smog hampers visibility, street lights on during daytime due to poor visibility on the roads • 2. Man exercising in a park as smog hangs over the city • 3. Man jogging in park • 4. Various of people exercising, children playing • 5. Birds on a tree, grey sky • 6. Dogs in a park • 7. More of people working out as smog engulfs the city • 8. Man exercising silhouetted behind an old monument structure • 9. People laughing as part of laughing therapy • • STORYLINE: • Thick smog continued to shroud the New Delhi skyline Friday as pollution levels had a marginal dip as compared to Thursday. • • The streets in New Delhi are covered with thick smog giving it a dusk-like feeling early Friday morning. • • Vehicles on the streets kept their headlights and hazard lights turned on as they drove in the city. • • The Delhi state government has imposed an immediate ban on many types of vehicles. Various construction activities and schools have been closed. The authorities are encouraging people to work from home. • • Air pollution in the region worsens particularly in winter when the burning of crop residue in agricultural areas coincides with cooler temperatures that trap the smoke. • • The smoke is blown into cities, where there are more people and where auto emissions further add to the pollution. • • Emissions from industries without pollution controls and the use of coal to produce electricity are also linked to poor air quality in urban areas. • • Several studies have estimated more than a million Indians die each year from air pollution-related diseases. • • New Delhi’s air quality fell into the severe category, according to SAFAR, India’s main environmental monitoring agency. It measures particulate matter in the air that can enter the lungs. • • In many areas of the city, the levels were more than 50 times higher than the World Health Organization’s recommended safe limit. Forecasters warned that air quality would worsen before the arrival of cold winds next week that could blow away the smog. • • AP video by Yirmiyan Arthur • • =========================================================== • • Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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