India has shut down six of eleven coal-fired power plants within a 300-kilometer radius in Delhi, to counteract the poisonous haze that has descended on the city.
The power plant shutdown, which is expected to remain till the end of the month, comes just days after authorities in India’s capital imposed a “pollution lockdown” due to health concerns.
Schools will be closed for a week, construction has been halted, and those who can work from home are encouraged to do so.
Several times in recent weeks, Delhi’s pollution levels have exceeded the World Health Organization’s…
