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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Namita Singh

Delhi curbs industrial activities and limits offices to 50% capacity as air quality plummets

Delhi’s air quality has plunged this week, with dense smog on Wednesday making the Indian capital the most polluted city in the country for the third day in a row.

A thick blanket of pollution covered the city, reducing visibility, as local measurements for the Air Quality Index (AQI) soared above 440, forcing authorities to reinstate the most stringent measures under a pollution control programme known as the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap).

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