The Delhi government on Sunday unveiled a slew of steps, including closure of all schools for three days, to battle unprecedented smog levels that have drastically cut visibility and turned the national capital into a virtual gas chamber.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also banned construction and demolition work for five days and the use of diesel-run generator sets for 10 days in a desperate bid to control a crisis that has choked Delhi.
But Kejriwal maintained that this was a larger problem involving neighbouring states, where farmers are said to be burning crop stubble in a wide area, and sought the central government's intervention.
With high levels of PM 2.5, the pollution crisis in Delhi continues to be classified as "severe", with a blanket of smog covering the entire city as well as neighbouring states.
Delhi's pollution levels worsened after Diwali on 30 October.
Delhi's dismal air quality has been attributed to low wind speed and high humidity which has blocked dispersal of pollutants.
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