Pollution masks to the rescue

An autorickshaw driver wears a mask to protect himself from pollution in New Delhi. (AP Photo /Tsering Topgyal)

Updated on: Jan 01, 2016 7:01 AM IST

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An autorickshaw driver wears a mask to protect himself from pollution in New Delhi. (AP Photo /Tsering Topgyal)

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A Delhi Police constable with his face covered by a protective mask stands vigil at Anand Vihar . (Ravi Choudhary/Hindustan Times)

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Masked policeman handles traffic at Janpath road. (Photo by Arun Sharma/ Hindustan Times)

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Delhi traffic police personnel cover their faces as a precaution against heavy air pollution at ITO crossing. (Photo by Arvind Yadav/ Hindustan Times)

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Delhi dialogue commission members take selfie wearing masks at the Delhi Assembly. (Sonu Mehta/ Hindustan Times)

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Delhi traffic cop regulating afternoon traffic wearing mask and anti-UV glasses in Tis Hajari. (Photo by Arun Sharma / Hindustan Times)

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Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi wears a mask during ongoing Winter Session of the parliament in New Delhi. (Atul Yadav/PTI)

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A tourist wears a face mask as he sits in an auto rickshaw near a bus station in Anand Vihar, New Delhi. Anger and alarm are rapidly rising throughout sprawling New Delhi over the air quality that the World Health Organization (WHO) has ranked the most hazardous on the planet. (Chandan Khanna/AFP)

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Man wearing mask to protect himself from pollution as he sits at the Lodhi garden, New Delhi. Over the last decade the city's air pollution has grown so rapidly that the cold weather turns the city into a grey, smog-filled health nightmare. New Delhi has earned the dubious distinction of being the world's dirtiest city, surpassing Beijing, once the poster child for air pollution. (Tsering Topgyal/AP Photo)

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People wear mask to protect themselves from air pollution in Connaught Place. (Saumya Khandelwal/ Hindustan Times)

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A child during the campaign against pollution at India Gate in New Delhi. (Ravi Choudhary/ Hindustan Times)

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School children rallying in support of the odd even formula introduced by the Delhi Government for controlling pollution in Janakpuri in New Delhi. (S Burmaula/ Hindustan Times)

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A restaurant worker wearing a mask at work to protect himself from air pollution in Connaught Place. (Saumya Khandelwal/ Hindustan Times)

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A boy wearing a mask to protect himself against air pollution as fire crackers add to the smog and air pollution on Diwali (Deepawali) in New Delhi. (Arvind Yadav/ Hindustan Times)

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Santa Claus wearing a mask to spread awareness about the rising pollution, in Noida. (Burhaan Kinu / Hindustan Times)

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Tourists wearing masks as they visit the crowded India Gate lawns in New Delhi. (Virendra Singh Gosain/Hindustan Times)

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Usage of pollution masks has increased as air pollution has grown rapidly. (Photo by Raj K Raj/ Hindustan Times)

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A girl poses for a photo while attending the campaign against pollution at India Gate. (Ravi Choudhary/ Hindustan Times)