On Saturday, India's main environmental monitoring agency said air pollution in the capital, New Delhi, remained at a severe level for the third day in a row due to the burning of plantations in fields and car exhaust.

The Federal Council for Pollution Prevention Index said the Delhi Air Quality Index scored 441 on a 500-degree ceiling, indicating "severe" and dangerous pollution.

Pollution usually increases in Delhi in October and November due to farmers burning plantation waste, as well as coal-fired power plants in neighboring states and car exhaust.

India's main environmental monitoring agency said in its daily bulletin that the air quality has worsened due to unusually high combustion emissions, and that rapid improvement is not expected without a reduction in burning work.

Source: Reuters

By:Nadeemy Haded