In Pictures: Smog-hit New Delhi extends school shutdown and restrictions on vehicles
The city of nearly 30 million residents is regularly ranked as one of the most polluted on the planet, with its annual smog blamed for hundreds of thousands of premature deaths each year.
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People sitting under a tree as the city is engulfed in heavy smog at Humayun's Tomb in New Delhi, India, on Nov 4, 2023.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
People walking along the Kartavya Path amid heavy smoggy conditions in New Delhi on Nov 5, 2023.
PHOTO: AFP
A woman using her headscarf to cover her face during her commute in New Delhi, India, on Nov 4, 2023.
PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
School children wearing face masks braving the heavy smog during some outdoor time at India gate, in New Delhi, India, on Nov 4, 2023.
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A security personnel standing guard on Kartavya path amid heavy smog in New Delhi, India, on Nov 4, 2023.
PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
Commuters waiting for buses at a bus stop amid heavy smog in New Delhi, India, on Nov 4, 2023.
PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
Commuters making their way along a road amid heavy smoggy conditions in New Delhi on Nov 5, 2023.
PHOTO: AFP
A woman wearing a face mask during her commute amid heavy smog and pollution in New Delhi, India, on Nov 4, 2023.
PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
School children and tourists visiting India Gate amid heavy smog in New Delhi, India, on Nov 4, 2023.
PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
People wearing face masks walking along the Kartavya Path amid heavy smoggy conditions in New Delhi on Nov 5, 2023.
PHOTO: AFP
