NEW DELHI — As thick smog crept over India’s capital this past week and smudged landmarks from view, Nikunj Pandey could feel his eyes and throat burning. Experts have compared breathing the air to smoking a couple of packs of cigarettes a day. United Airlines suspended its flights between New Delhi and Newark, New Jersey, for Saturday and Sunday because of the heavy air pollution in the Indian capital, said Sonia, an airline official who uses one name. Air quality typically gets worse at this time of year as nearby farmers burn fields and people build street fires to keep warm. “I mean, everything is polluted right now.”Roychowdhury said she is encouraged there is rising awareness of the air quality problem, both among residents and the medical community.

Source: National Post November 11, 2017 01:24 UTC