India court tells smog-hit capital to step up vehicle restrictions

Government

NEW DELHI: India's top court on Friday (Nov 22) ordered authorities in the smog-choked capital New Delhi to establish checkpoints on all 113 roads into the city to stop the entry of polluting vehicles. The traffic-clogged megacity of more than 30 million people has been wreathed in poisonous smog this month, with pollution levels surging more than 60 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily limit earlier this week. Delhi authorities have launched several piecemeal initiatives to

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