page_title: Air pollution in Delhi
section_title: Effects of poor air quality
hierarchical_section_title: Air pollution in Delhi / Effects of poor air quality
caption_attribution_description: English: Panoramic view of Old (in the left side) and New Delhi around or before 1857. River Jumna with a bridge of boats. Nigumhod Gate, Moree Gate, Lahore Gate and other gates. Selim Ghur Fort (Salimgarh Fort), The Palace, Jahanara Begum's caravanserai (?) at Chandni Chowk (4). 'Metcalfe House' near the river bank. The line of sight is approximately to the southwest, the mountains in the background are probably fantasy mountains.Deutsch: Panorama des alten, mit einer Stadtmauer mit Toren ummauerten Delhi (heute Neu Delhi) ungefähr um 1857. Über den Fluss Yamuna (damals "Jumna") ist eine auf Booten gelagerte Brücke gebaut. Die Blickrichtung ist etwa nach Südwest, die Berge im Hintergrund sind vermutlich Phantasieberge.
context_page_description: The air quality in Delhi, the capital territory of India, according to a WHO survey of 1,650 world cities, is the worst of any major city in the world. It also affects the districts around Delhi Air pollution in India is estimated to kill about 2 million people every year; it is the fifth largest killer in India. India has the world's highest death rate from chronic respiratory diseases and asthma, according to the WHO. In Delhi, poor quality air irreversibly damages the lungs of 2.2 million or 50 percent of all children.
  On 25 November 2019, the Supreme Court of India made statements on the pollution in Delhi saying "Delhi has become worse than narak". Supreme Court Justice Arun Mishra said that it is better to get explosives and kill everyone.
  India's Ministry of Earth Sciences published a research paper in October 2018 attributing almost 41% to vehicular emissions, 21.5% to dust and 18% to industries. The director of Centre for Science and Environment alleged that the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers is lobbying "against the report" because it is "inconvenient" to the automobile industry.
caption: A view from Old Delhi (year 1857) to mountains of Himalaya range
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