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Why is Delhi's air so toxic? -Srishti Choudhary

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* The transport sector is also the main source for PM2.5 emissions, a pollutant which can have disastrous long-term impact of human health

* With as many as 3,182 industries located across the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), industrial pollution adds about 18.6% to the bad air quality

NEW DELHI:
As Delhi struggles to cope with one of the biggest health emergencies due to severe levels of air pollution, it has not quite been able to mitigate even the half the problem in last two decades. The level of PM2.5 is on record high, MINT attempts to explain what it is behind this toxic air in country’s capital.

VEHICLES: Delhi has over 10.3 million registered vehicles in the city, which are responsible for 41% of the total pollution load on the capital. The number of vehicles has grown four fold in last two decades, explaining how sources of pollution continue to outperform the mitigation measures. The transport sector is also the main source for PM2.5 emissions, a pollutant which can have disastrous long-term impact of human health.

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