New Delhi government employees have been ordered to work from home as toxic smog continues to blanket India's capital on Friday.
A major city has taken the drastic step of ordering half of its government employees to work from home as the capital is engulfed in toxic smog. New Delhi government employees have been ordered to work from home as toxic smog continues to blanket India 's capital on Friday. Delhi's Environment Minister Gopal Rai said half of government employees have been asked to steer clear of offices due to the smog.
One contributing factor to the toxic smog in India's largest city is believed to be"stubble burning", the process in which farms burn off crop debris left over after harvest.Delhi's Air Quality Index showed a"hazardous" level on Friday morning, local time. Picture: AP Photo/Manish Swarup New Delhi's air quality had temporarily fallen to a low of 238 on Thursday before rising to a"severe" level overnight.
"All of North India has been plunged into a medical emergency as stubble burning continues unchecked across the country," The Chief Minister wrote on X on Monday, local time.
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