NEW DELHI - Air quality in India's capital deteriorated to its worst this year on Tuesday , prompting a social media barrage of residents complaining about stinging eyes, sore throats and breathlessness in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.
It comes as Delhi, suffering a"third wave" of coronavirus infections, is facing one of the worst spells of pollution in years, partly due to crop waste fires in neighbouring states and local emission from vehicle exhausts. The privately held community social media platform surveyed nearly 6,000 families from Nov 6 to 9 on the impact of air pollution.
The authorities have banned the sale and use of firecrackers ahead of the Diwali festival in a bid to curb pollution, but environmentalists have called on the government to do more.
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