Locals complain of health risks, as smog blankets Indian capital

Record ID: 2277631

  • Title: Locals complain of health risks, as smog blankets Indian capital
  • Date: 15th November 2025
  • Summary: NEW DELHI, INDIA (NOVEMBER 15, 2025) (ANI- No use India) VARIOUS OF INDIA'S PRESIDENTIAL PALACE 'RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN' SEEN AMID SMOG INDIA GATE WAR MEMORIAL SEEN AMID SMOG STATUE OF INDIAN FREEDOM HERO SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE SEEN AMID SMOG (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) LOCAL, RAJINDER SINGH, SAYING: "There's too much pollution, especially in the morning…it's difficult to breathe, my che
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  • Keywords: AQI Haryana India New Delhi Punjab agriculture air quality cloud seeding crop diseases dust farmers pollution residue smoke stubble burning toxic air unhealthy
  • Location: NEW DELHI, INDIA
  • City: NEW DELHI, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Pollution,Environment
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  • Story Text: Locals in Delhi said they were facing difficulties, pertaining to their health, owing to rising pollution levels in the city on Saturday (November 15).
    New Delhi's reading according to SAFAR, a weather forecasting agency under the ministry of earth sciences, was 388, making the Indian capital one of the world's most polluted major cities.
    The city's air quality index has hovered above 400 this week, ranking in the "severe" category, prompting authorities to step up curbs on construction and industrial activity.
    "There's too much pollution, especially in the morning…it's difficult to breathe, my chest feels tight. While running, phlegm is also formed" said a resident.
    Another resident said measures like gargling have become essential to prevent throat problems.
    Chronic air pollution cuts average life expectancy and residents should consider moving out of Delhi, said a health expert on Thursday.
    In the past authorities have blamed much of the smog shrouding the city every winter on smoke from farmers illegally burning crop stubble to clear their fields in the neighbouring breadbasket states of Punjab and Haryana.
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