Delhi has become a gas chamber, said Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday morning as the air quality in the capital touches 999. The visibility in the city dropped to 200m in the morning.
This is the worst air pollution day recorded in Delhi for the season so far.
The Indian Medical Association has written to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to cancel the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon scheduled to be on November 19 due to 'high level of air pollution'.
"Every year this happens during this part of year. We have to find a soln to crop burning in adjoining states," said Kejriwal in a tweet.
Delhi Half Marathon title sponsor Airtel on Monday hinted that it may have to stop associating with the event from next year if the "authorities" refuse to address the issue of air pollution in the Capital.
"Air pollution poses serious health risks and it is important that these concerns are addressed urgently and appropriately by the authorities for Airtel to continue associating with the event next year and beyond," the telecom major said in a statement.
Air quality in Delhi began plummeting on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday as moisture combined with pollutants shrouded the city in a thick cover of haze.
With Agency Inputs
