Pollution levels in India’s capital city are more than 20 times above levels the World Health Organization deems safe.
While primary schools remain shut, outdoor activities will also be banned for older school students from fifth grade and above, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced.
Kejriwal noted that his government is also contemplating reintroducing a traffic regulation called ‘odd-even’ where vehicles with number plates ending in odd or even numbers will be allowed on the road on alternate days. Earlier on Friday, the Indian Supreme Court agreed to hear a public petition on the state of pollution in Delhi, which calls on the top court to issue guidelines to block the burning of crop residues in neighboring states—considered a key cause behind Delhi’s toxic air.across the world. Delhi, which ranked number four on the list, was the world’s most polluted major city.
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