Pollution and unbreathable air can reach points of no return such as in New Delhi where Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal has prepared a series of extraordinary measures, starting with the closure of schools on Monday, for a week, due to the exceptional levels of smog that persist on the city and which, in this period of the year, increases drastically also due to the practice of debarking in the countryside (the fertilization of the soil by burning vegetation and crop waste).
The lessons will continue online. During the same period, government employees will work remotely and private employees are advised to do the same. In addition, activity on construction sites is blocked. The decision was made at an emergency meeting of the city government. The government is also working on a proposal to impose a lockdown in Delhi. A request to this effect was presented by activist Aditya Dubey to the Supreme Court, which in the meantime has urged the government to take measures and denounced that pollution is not only caused by the activity of farmers.
On Twitter, the prime minister releases some data. “Starting Monday, schools will be closed so that children do not have to breathe polluted air,” said the head of the government speaking to reporters, as the data showed that pollution levels in the megalopolis have reached a limit. of very high risk, i.e. at level 437 on a scale of 500, according to the air quality index.