new delhi a 'gas chamber' as indian capital records pollution reading 10 times that of beijing - large room air purifier

New Delhi was shrouded in thick toxic smoke for the second day in a row on Wednesday, forcing schools to shut down, traffic stopped on the highway, and residents rushed to buy air purifiers and filter masks.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, super-
The city, which has a population of about 20 million, calls the capital a "gas chamber" as his government seeks to meet with its neighbors to resolve the problem. By mid-
In the afternoon, the deadly level of carcinogenic pollutants in the air in New Delhi is about 10 times that in Beijing, which is notorious for air pollution.
Experts say the situation in New Delhi is a major public health emergency.
"The situation that exists today is the worst I have seen in Delhi for 35 years," said Arvind Kumar, a pulmonary surgeon at Sir Gangaram Hospital.
"As a doctor, I say that the situation today is a public health emergency and there is no problem.
We should order the evacuation of Delhi if you want to protect people.
Close all schools.
Close all offices.
"Kejriwal blamed the pollution on the burning of crop residues by farmers in neighboring Haryana and Punjab, the annual tradition of clearing fields combined with automotive and industrial emissions, as well as road and construction dust.
A day ago, a senior member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling BJP blamed the pollution in part on Kejriwal's failure to maintain working relations with the nearby chief minister, one of whom belonged to the ruling BJP.
The 32-year-old Shikha Gupta, an IT professional in Delhi, has kept her children and elderly parents at home and stopped walking in the morning.
"I just got out of the office a few minutes ago and my eyes are burning," she said . ".
The level of the most lethal tiny particulate matter known as PM 2.
5, in the depths of a person's lungs, soared between the night of November 1.
According to a report from the United States, 8 to 726S.
Embassy monitor
The WHO guidelines recommend exposure to around 10 levels, while environments below level 50 are considered healthy and environments above level 300 are considered "dangerous"" At 2 p. m.
Beijing's air pollution index was around 76 on Wednesday, compared with 833 in Delhi.
The organizers of the International Half Marathon are scheduled for November.
They said they were having a match but kept an eye on the situation.
In order to minimize the impact of pollution, the organizer will clean the entire 21-
According to a statement, salt is contained in the sewage of the public mileage.
Last month, India's Supreme Court issued a ban on selling fireworks and firecrackers before the festival of Diwali in India to try to reduce pollution levels.
Pollution sold in Ludar Gupta
In India, filter mask brands are dealing with the sudden flood of orders.
Demand has soared 3,000 since November, he said.
As pollution begins to deteriorate,
"Businesses and institutions like schools suddenly place large orders," he said . ".
"It's sad that people don't take it seriously until they" see "the threat of polluting air.
"Anumita Roychowdhury, executive director of research at the science and environmental advocacy group Center, said pollution days this year are less than last year.
She accused the Western Wind of bringing in crop smoke, while the east wind lowered the temperature and captured the smoke.
Last year, NASA satellite images showed smoke rising over northern India, covering Delhi ---
Like the agency tracking fires in Indonesia's Sumatra, Indonesia's Sumatra often floats through and pollutes Singapore.
"In winter, pollution problems are always driven by the atmosphere," Roy Chowdhury said . ".
"The most important thing now is that action can be taken immediately. "-