In der am stärksten verschmutzten Hauptstadt der Welt herrscht wieder tödlicher Smog. Den Bewohnern reicht es

New Delhi and.Mongolia seem to trade off on this.

When your yearly festival makes it ten times worse and you still don’t see a problem, how is anyone supposed to help you?

Now at open air toilets

Context:

New Delhi has some of the worst air pollution in the world with a regular AQI index of >400. The majority of the pollution comes from farmers in neighboring states burning leftover crops (40%), vehicles/traffic (30%), industry (10%), construction (10%), and households burning materials for heating/cooking (10%).

Since Delhi is located in a valley the pollution often becomes trapped. This is made worse during the winter with temp inversions, low winds and increased traffic + burning of materials.

The government has tried “cloud seeding” in an attempt to induce rain to clear the smog, but this is expensive and an unreliable long-term solution. They’re also trying to implement stricter regulations on vehicles, construction, industry, etc, but enforcement remains lax.