{"id":6139,"date":"2017-11-20T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thediplomaticenvoy.com\/?p=6139"},"modified":"2017-11-20T13:20:07","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T18:20:07","slug":"new-delhi-smog-causes-state-of-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/2017\/11\/20\/new-delhi-smog-causes-state-of-emergency\/","title":{"rendered":"New Delhi Smog Causes State of Emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Bianca Taipe<\/strong>
\nStaff Writer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

On November 7, the Indian Medical Association declared a public health emergency in New Delhi due to the city\u2019s PM2.5 pollution levels reaching 703 caused by the smog, according to Al Jazeera.<\/a><\/u> Al Jazeera reports that New Delhi hospitals are reaching capacity with patients suffering from the smog\u2019s harmful effects. Indian Medical Association Head Dr. Krishan Kumar Aggarwal urged New Delhi residents to refrain from \u201cjogging, running, or walking outside.\u201d<\/p>\n

The U.S. embassy\u2019s air pollution tracker determined that the PM2.5 levels reached double the mark deemed hazardous. New Delhi is well known for its status as the most polluted city in the world, with conditions progressively worsening as a result of industrial pollution and crop burning. The Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal described the capital as a \u201cgas chamber” in a tweet regarding the public health crisis in New Delhi.<\/p>\n

PM2.5 are tiny particle matters that enter into the lungs and bloodstream, causing serious respiratory problems. Hospitals are seeing a 20 to 25 percent increase in emergency patients since the smog has taken over New Delhi. The toxic smog in India has affected people\u2019s health tremendously, with conditions such as lung diseases, chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, and asthma becoming increasingly more prevalent. Many of New Delhi\u2019s residents are finding themselves with life-threatening illnesses directly caused by the heavy pollution in the area. According to Al Jazeera, Rahul Singh, a 14-year-old living in Valmiki Mohalla, now suffers from a chronic cough that causes him to have trouble even climbing just a few flight of stairs.<\/p>\n

According to Hindustan Times, United Airlines has cancelled its flights into New Delhi due to the capital\u2019s poor quality of air.. The airline explained their cancellation of flights was \u201cfor the safety of [their] employees.\u201d In response to United Airlines\u2019 action to cancel flights travelling to India\u2019s capital, Yarta.com President Sharat Dhall noted that United was the only airline to cancel flights. Dhall further argued that the airline\u2019s decision to cancel its flights was an \u201coverreaction\u201d that has only resulted in an \u201cinconvenience for the passengers.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the Chicago Tribune<\/a>, one out of every three children in New Delhi suffers from compromised lungs. While the government has taken action in response to the toxic smog by temporarily closing schools and stopping a majority of trucks from entering the city, one of the largest contributing factors to New Delhi\u2019s critical levels of smog remain: the traditional ways that farmers maintain their crops. The burning of crops has contributed greatly to the increasingly hazardous quality of New Delhi\u2019s air. Additionally, efforts encouraging residents to take public transportation have become quite difficult due to the city\u2019s lack of buses. Ultimately, there has been a call by the Supreme Court for a comprehensive plan that targets all sources of pollution. Whether this will be enough to contain the toxic smog smothering India\u2019s capital remains unknown as more and more people are affected by the increasingly hazardous quality of air.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Due to the high levels of PM2.5 in the air in New Delhi, hospitals are seeing a 20 to 25 percent increase in emergency patients since the smog has taken over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3981,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1097,382,386],"tags":[470,1218,1219],"class_list":["post-6139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1097","category-international-news","category-asia","tag-india","tag-new-delhi","tag-smog"],"yoast_head":"\nNew Delhi Smog Causes State of Emergency - The Diplomatic Envoy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/2017\/11\/20\/new-delhi-smog-causes-state-of-emergency\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New Delhi Smog Causes State of Emergency - 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