00:00Drone footage showed severe pollution persisting in India's New Delhi on Tuesday as residents
00:07in the country's northern states woke up to another day of poor air quality, with a
00:12layer of dense fog shrouding most of the region.
00:16The Air Quality Index had touched a peak of 491 in Delhi on Monday, forcing the government
00:23to introduce restrictions on vehicle movement and construction activities, and schools to
00:28conduct classes online.
00:31Delhi's 24-hour Air Quality Index reading was at 488 on a scale of 500 on Tuesday.
00:39India's Central Pollution Control Board said at least five stations in the capital reported
00:45an AQI of 500.
00:48India battles air pollution every winter as cold, heavy air traps dust, emissions and
00:53smoke from farm fires started illegally in the adjoining farming states of Punjab and
00:58Haryana.
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