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New Delhi Launches Anti-Pollution Drive to Avoid Toxic Winter Haze
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October 6, 2020
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1:36Now Playing(AP) Authorities in New Delhi launched an anti-pollution campaign on Monday in an attempt to curb air pollution levels ahead of winter, when the capital is regularly covered in toxic haze, and warned that filthy air could make the coronavirus pandemic more dangerous.
The capital's top elected leader, Arvind Kejriwal, said the government will start an anti-dust campaign, reduce smoke caused by agricultural burning and introduce a mobile application that will allow citizens to lodge photo-linked complaints against polluters.
"During this time of Corona, this pollution can be life threatening for us," Kejriwal said.
Health experts say high air pollution levels over a prolonged period have compromised the disease resistance of people living in New Delhi, one of the world's most polluted cities, making them more susceptible to the coronavirus.
Earlier studies have also suggested that high levels of air pollution can make viral infections more dangerous. It is estimated that more than a million Indians die every year because of air pollution-related diseases.
New Delhi has had 285,103 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, including 5,510 deaths. The city's pollution levels dropped during the height of the coronavirus lockdown.
Among the many Indian cities gasping for breath, New Delhi tops the list every year.Winters have become a time of health woes, when the city is covered with a toxic haze that obscures the sky and blocks sunlight.
Pollution levels soar as farmers in neighboring agricultural regions set fires to clear their land after harvests and prepare for the next crop season.
Vehicle and industrial emissions, pollutants from firecrackers linked to festivals, and construction dust also sharply increase in winter, exacerbating the public health crisis.
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