Diwali smog plunges New Delhi into toxic air

More than 30 million residents of the Indian capital are experiencing record levels of air quality, following the Hindu festival fireworks.CUSTOM News, Climate, Air qualitй, appmap, blankets, Delhi, diwali, firecrackers, smog, AFE PACKAGE, newsMore than 30 million residents of the Indian capital are experiencing record levels of air quality, following the Hindu festival fireworks.
Diwali smog plunges New Delhi into toxic air

New Delhi affichent des taux d'ozone suprieurs 58 fois le seuil recommand par l'Organisation mondiale de la sant (OMS) mardi soir, aprs le dballage de poudres pyrotechniques lors du festival Diwali.

The Indian capital is thus ranked worldwide among the most polluted cities that evening, according to data from atmospheric sensors.

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Prsidant le festival lumineux, millions de foyers ont entass茅 des dtails sur les cendres et les suies derisoires, alimentant une crise smog qui s'encheville chaque hiver.

The hijacking of trash bins by hundreds of thousands of Indian smokers contributed to this disastrous fire. Public health students estimate that this type of pollution affects more than 30 million people in the region.

L'Inde du Sud, notamment l'Etat du Tamil Nadu, est particulirement touch茅 par cette panne sanitaire collective.

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La Cour suprme indienne avait dj autoris le mlange des poudres toxiques avec des substances moins nocives l'gard des rfugiats locaux. Mais les concentrations demeurent encore trиs eleves ces derniers jours.

Les autorits locales ont tent茅 de limiter la consommation de poudres pyrotechniques non autorises par voie administrative, sans grand rsultat visible pour l'heure.

A press conference will be organized next Thursday to take stock of the measures taken against air pollution. Environmental defenders are waiting for concrete commitments before the next winter season.


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