November 06, 2023 12:30 am | Updated 12:30 am ISTDelhi and parts of the surrounding States of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh encounter their annual air quality inflection point. Through the years, there have been studies commissioned and executive action initiated to study, acknowledge and address the crisis. The consequence of this is that the air pollution crisis has now devolved into a stalemate. While the measures earlier have seen an institutionalised response to tackle air pollution, it is now time for a concerted approach to address these challenges of November. While urban Delhi could have always blamed the distant farm fires for the pollution crisis, tackling November may mean hard measures and greater inconvenience.

Source: The Hindu November 06, 2023 00:47 UTC