Can’t see, can’t breathe: Just another day in smog-choked Capital

Delhi has experienced the worst smog in 17 years. This has led to a rush in the capital for air purifiers and masks. In this photo, a couple can be seen wearing masks at Khan Market in New Delhi. (Arun Sharma/HT PHOTO)

Updated on: Nov 07, 2016 1:59 AM IST

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Delhi has experienced the worst smog in 17 years. This has led to a rush in the capital for air purifiers and masks. In this photo, a couple can be seen wearing masks at Khan Market in New Delhi. (Arun Sharma/HT PHOTO)

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Landfills or pollution bombs? The mammoth ticking garbage bomb of Bhalswa landfill is spewing toxic gases by the minute into Delhi’s already foul air, as the national capital does not have an efficient waste management system. (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

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The Capital recorded an average level of PM2.5 — tiny particulate matter that can clog lungs — at nearly 600 micrograms per cubic meter on Sunday. That’s more than 60 times the level considered safe by the WHO and 10 times the government’s norms. (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

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Anumitra Roychowdhury of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) compared the conditions with that of the 1952 Great Smog in London, which killed about 4,000 people. (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

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Runners take part in the New Delhi 10K Challenge amid heavy smog in New Delhi. (Ravi Choudhary/HT PHOTO)

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Delhi’s pollution levels shot up after Diwali on October 30. Here’s a view of smog-covered Connaught Place. (Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)

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Heavy smog in the national capital plummeted visibility to 200 metres early on Sunday. (Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)

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The air quality in Delhi on Sunday was this season’s worst. SAFAR data showed that the rolling average of PM 10 was 950µg/m³ and PM 2.5 was 590µg/m³. The permissible level of PM 2.5 is 60µg/m³ and PM10 is 100 µg/m³. (Virendra Singh Gosain/HT PHOTO)

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The Delhi chief minister, who advised residents to stay indoors, said his AAP government could consider a proposal for artificial rain through cloud seeding. (Arun Sharma/HT PHOTO)

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Pollution reached an alarming level in a large swathe of northern India as smog-related road accidents in Haryana killed at least nine people and injured 10 on national highway 24 in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur. (Arun Sharma/HT PHOTO)