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Toxic smog cloaks New Delhi a day after Diwali festival as firecracker smoke worsens air quality

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Smoke from firecrackers used to celebrate Diwali pushes air pollution to hazardous levels.

New Delhi's air quality index plunged into the “severe” category, according to SAFAR .

Levels of deadly particulate matter reached seven times the World Health Organization’s safety limit.

Authorities in the capital have banned the use and sale of traditional firecracker fireworks since 2017 .

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English

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