Delhi chokes as air quality gets 'hazardous', Taj Mahal gets air purifier

New Delhi banned half the Indian capital's private cars from its roads on Monday

Published: November 04, 2019 17:10 Compiled by Dona Cherian, Web News Editor; APP

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Delhi's 20 million people spluttered with stinging eyes in the worst pollution in three years as smog levels exceeded those of Beijing by more than three times. Authorities parked a van with an air purifier near the Taj Mahal - the iconic 17th-century marble mausoleum 250 kilometres (150 miles) south of Delhi - in a bid to clean the air in its surrounds. Image Credit: PTI

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With the pollution causing a rush of respiratory complaints at hospitals and the diversion of 37 flights on Sunday, a new law came into effect restricting cars from the capital's roads to alternative days Image Credit: Twitter

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More than 600 police teams were deployed at road intersections in the capital with the power to hand out fines of 4,000 rupees (nearly $60) to transgressors. Image Credit: Twitter

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