MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Air quality worsened significantly in Delho, the capital of India, on the night of the Diwali holiday, local media reported.
Delhi chokes on air 14 times more polluted as #Diwali smog clouds India https://t.co/DNcU0QFy8h pic.twitter.com/g4bKoYRzM0
— NDTV (@ndtv) 31 октября 2016 г.
The levels of PM10 particles in the air rose 42 times higher than the national air quality standards on Sunday night as the smoke from Diwali fireworks clouded the city, The Hindustan Times reported on Monday.
‘Yay, we’re beating Beijing’: #Delhi residents tweet their #AirPollution woes https://t.co/UhnTiIKwpL pic.twitter.com/GOayjvGW5d
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) 31 октября 2016 г.
The levels of both PM10 and PM2.5 reportedly reached alarming rates during the celebration of the festival of light with air quality index reaching the maximum of 500.
