NEW DELHI (AFP) – Cars more than 15 years old will soon be barred from refuelling in New Delhi, the city’s government said yesterday, as part of measures to reduce the Indian capital’s hazardous pollution levels.
New Delhi is regularly ranked as one of the most polluted cities in the world and is blanketed in acrid smog each year. The pollution is primarily blamed on agricultural burning by nearby farmers to clear their fields for ploughing, as well as factories and traffic fumes.
Cooler temperatures and slow-moving winds worsen the situation by trapping deadly pollutants each winter.
