NEW DELHI - Schools in the Indian capital will be closed for the next three days, the Delhi state government said Sunday, as the city struggles with one of the worst spells of air pollution in recent years. All schools will be closed for the next three days in Delhi," he added. Thick smog has blanketed the capital for days, with local and central authorities meeting to resolve the crisis. The chief minister on Saturday compared the state to a "gas chamber," primarily blaming crop-burning by farmers in neighbouring states for the smog. The reading for pollutants in the atmosphere recently breached the 1,000 microgram mark for the first time in one neighbourhood in south Delhi -- 10 times the World Health Organisation’s recommended level.

Source: Bangkok Post November 06, 2016 08:45 UTC