New Delhi Declares Emergency as Toxic Smog Thickens by the Hour

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10 November 2017 13:10 WIB

A woman drives a scooter through the morning fog to drop off a child at school in Greater Noida, near New Delhi, India. A thick gray haze has enveloped India's capital region as air pollution hit hazardous levels. As winter approaches, a thick, soupy smog routinely envelops most parts of northern India, caused by dust, the burning of crops, emissions from factories and the burning of coal and piles of garbage as the poor try to keep warm. AP Photo/R S Iyer

10 November 2017 00:00 WIB

A man exercises in a park on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 9, 2017. The Indian capital declared a pollution emergency on Thursday as toxic smog hung over the city for a third day and air quality worsened by the hour. REUTERS/Saumya Khandelwal

10 November 2017 00:00 WIB

Motorists drive surrounded by smog in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. A thick gray haze enveloped India's capital on Wednesday as air pollution hit hazardous levels. Illegal crop burning in the farm states surrounding New Delhi, vehicle exhaust emissions in a city with limited public transport and swirling construction dust have caused the crisis, which arises every year. AP Photo/Altaf Qadri

10 November 2017 00:00 WIB

Motorists drive surrounded by smog in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. A thick gray haze has enveloped India's capital region as air pollution hit hazardous levels. As winter approaches, a thick, soupy smog routinely envelops most parts of northern India, caused by dust, the burning of crops, emissions from factories and the burning of coal and piles of garbage as the poor try to keep warm. AP Photo/Altaf Qadri

10 November 2017 00:00 WIB

Cows stand by the side of a road as a truck drives with lights on through smog in Greater Noida, near New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. The Indian capital declared a pollution emergency on Thursday as toxic smog hung over the city for a third day and air quality worsened by the hour. AP Photo/R S Iyer

10 November 2017 00:00 WIB

Motorists drive surrounded by smog in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. A thick gray haze enveloped India's capital on Wednesday as air pollution hit hazardous levels. The Indian Medical Association said New Delhi was in the midst of a "public health emergency" and appealed to the city government to halt sports and other outdoor activities in schools. AP Photo/Altaf Qadri

10 November 2017 00:00 WIB