The US embassy website on Wednesday showed concentrations of the smallest and most harmful particles, known as PM2.5, registered 380 at Anand Vihar – more than 15 times the World Health Organisation’s safe maximum. The cannon – designed to combat dust on mining and construction sites – costs roughly $31,000 but government officials appear ready to open the cheque book. “If it proves to be successful, then we will roll these out on Delhi’s streets as soon as possible,” Imran Hussain, Delhi’s environment minister, said in Anand Vihar as the cannon spurted mist under hazy skies. Pollution stops play at Delhi Test match as bowlers struggle to breathe Read moreGreenpeace said the cannon was a distraction from the root causes of Delhi’s winter pollution, a phenomenon so bad the city’s own chief minister described it as a “gas chamber”. “The Delhi government should look at more sustainable solutions rather than creating business for a few companies.”

Source: The Guardian December 21, 2017 00:33 UTC