New Delhi has the worst air of any capital on the planet, according to IQ AirVisual, a Swiss-based group that gathers air quality data globally. On Wednesday, in the Ghazipur area, another mountainous waste landfill site, rising to over 60 metres (197 ft), caught fire, releasing poisonous smoke into the atmosphere. "We're facing breathing difficulties due to the smoke coming out from the landfill site that's been on fire since yesterday," said Vivek Shukla, 34, a resident. For a sprawling metropolis of 18 million, there are only 40 field staff to enforce environment standards. "Pollution levels will start coming down only if policymakers start looking at the root causes of Delhi's toxic air."

Source: bd News24 November 26, 2020 03:56 UTC