"Should Delhi Even Remain Indian Capital": Shashi Tharoor On Air Crisis
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A thick layer of smog has been enveloping Delhi for the past few days with the air quality index (AQI) plummeting to the "severe-plus" category.
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday questioned whether Delhi should remain the Indian capital as the city's worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum. Delhi is officially the most polluted city in the world, 4x Hazardous levels and nearly five times as bad as the second most polluted city, Dhaka. It is unconscionable that our government has been witnessing this nightmare for years and does nothing about it. I have run an Air… pic.twitter.com/sLZhfeo722 #WATCH | Delhi: Kartavya Path and surrounding areas covered in a layer of smog as air quality in the city remains in 'Severe' category, as per Central Pollution Control Board. pic.twitter.com/80mK0nCkBq
A thick layer of smog - a toxic blend of smoke and fog - has been enveloping the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) for the past few days with the air quality index (AQI) plummeting to the "severe-plus" category, forcing authorities to switch schools to online classes and invoke strict pollution control measures.
"Delhi is officially the most polluted city in the world, 4x hazardous levels and nearly five times as bad as the second most polluted city, Dhaka. It is unconscionable that our government has been witnessing this nightmare for years and does nothing about it," Mr Tharoor posted on X.
