Delhi air pollution: What you need to know right now?

Delhi air pollution: Here are the things you need to know about the prevailing situation in Delhi, where the air quality has plummeted to severe category.

With winter just around the corner, Delhi has once again been enveloped in a thick layer of smog. As the air quality plummeted to ‘severe’ category, the State government resorted to restrictions which include a ban on construction and demolition activities. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also announced the closure of all primary schools.

Over the last few years, Delhi and its surrounding areas have been subject to hazardous smog, that conincides with the winter months rolling in. Smoke from farmers burning crop stubble, vehicle exhaust and factory emissions combine every winter to blanket the region in a toxic haze. In October this year, the Supreme Court remarked that until a couple of decades ago this was the best time in Delhi, but the city is now marred by worsening air quality and it is difficult to even step outside the house.

Here are the things you need to know about the prevailing situation:

(With inputs from agencies)