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Thick layer of smog and fog engulfed, on November 8, 2017 in Noida, India. The air quality index of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had a score of 487 on a scale of 500, indicating 'severe' levels of pollution, which can affect even healthy people and “seriously impact” those with existing diseases. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Thick layer of smog and fog engulfed, on November 8, 2017 in Noida, India. The air quality index of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had a score of 487 on a scale of 500, indicating “severe” levels of pollution, which can affect even healthy people and “seriously impact” those with existing diseases. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)



A cyclist covers his face amid heavy smog, on November 8, 2017 in New Delhi, India. Delhi was enveloped in a thick blanket of haze for the second consecutive day with air quality levels deteriorating. Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia says all schools to remain shut till Sunday. (Photo by Burhaan Kinu/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

A cyclist covers his face amid heavy smog, on November 8, 2017 in New Delhi, India. Delhi was enveloped in a thick blanket of haze for the second consecutive day with air quality levels deteriorating. Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia says all schools to remain shut till Sunday. (Photo by Burhaan Kinu/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)



School children leaving for school amid heavy smog, on November 8, 2017 in New Delhi, India. Delhi was enveloped in a thick blanket of haze for the second consecutive day with air quality levels deteriorating. Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia says all schools to remain shut till Sunday. (Photo by Burhaan Kinu/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

School children leaving for school amid heavy smog, on November 8, 2017 in New Delhi, India. Delhi was enveloped in a thick blanket of haze for the second consecutive day with air quality levels deteriorating. Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia says all schools to remain shut till Sunday. (Photo by Burhaan Kinu/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)



Indian labourers build a floating pontoon bridge over the river Ganges for the upcoming Magh Mela festival in Allahabad on November 9, 2017. The Magh Mela is held every year on the banks of Triveni Sangam – the confluence of the three great rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mystical Saraswati – in Prayag near Allahabad during the Hindu month of Magh which corresponds to mid January – mid February. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/AFP Photo)

Indian labourers build a floating pontoon bridge over the river Ganges for the upcoming Magh Mela festival in Allahabad on November 9, 2017. The Magh Mela is held every year on the banks of Triveni Sangam – the confluence of the three great rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mystical Saraswati – in Prayag near Allahabad during the Hindu month of Magh which corresponds to mid January – mid February. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/AFP Photo)



People and traffic police wearing a mask during the implementation of odd-even vehicle formula at ITO crossing on January 4, 2016 in New Delhi, India. Contrary to apprehensions, Delhi's odd-even vehicle scheme aimed at battling pollution did not lead to the feared problems on Monday, the first full working day of the New Year. The 15-day odd-even scheme started on January 1 and aims to put odd numbered vehicles on the roads on odd dates and even numbered vehicles on even dates. (Photo by Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

People and traffic police wearing a mask during the implementation of odd-even vehicle formula at ITO crossing on January 4, 2016 in New Delhi, India. Contrary to apprehensions, Delhi's odd-even vehicle scheme aimed at battling pollution did not lead to the feared problems on Monday, the first full working day of the New Year. The 15-day odd-even scheme started on January 1 and aims to put odd numbered vehicles on the roads on odd dates and even numbered vehicles on even dates. (Photo by Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)



Indian fitness enthusiasts work out amid heavy smog near India Gate in New Delhi on November 13, 2017. Schools reopened in New Delhi on November 13 despite a fresh spike in pollution to emergency levels, drawing protests from parents in the Indian capital who said the move put children's health in jeopardy. (Photo by Dominique Faget/AFP Photo)

Indian fitness enthusiasts work out amid heavy smog near India Gate in New Delhi on November 13, 2017. Schools reopened in New Delhi on November 13 despite a fresh spike in pollution to emergency levels, drawing protests from parents in the Indian capital who said the move put children's health in jeopardy. (Photo by Dominique Faget/AFP Photo)



A woman wearing a scarf to cover her face looks on as she waits for a passenger bus on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 8, 2017. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters)

A woman wearing a scarf to cover her face looks on as she waits for a passenger bus on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 8, 2017. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters)



A man covers his face as he walks to work, in Delhi, India, November 7, 2017. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters)

A man covers his face as he walks to work, in Delhi, India, November 7, 2017. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters)



A man walks along a railway platform on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 10, 2017. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters)

A man walks along a railway platform on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 10, 2017. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters)



A schoolboy covers his face with a handkerchief as he waits for a passenger bus on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 8, 2017. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters)

A schoolboy covers his face with a handkerchief as he waits for a passenger bus on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 8, 2017. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters)



People commute on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 8, 2017. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters)

People commute on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 8, 2017. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters)



People cross the road in Delhi, India, November 7, 2017. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters)

People cross the road in Delhi, India, November 7, 2017. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters)



A man stands on railway platform on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 10, 2017. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters)

A man stands on railway platform on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 10, 2017. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters)



A street cleaner works in heavy smog in Delhi, India, November 10, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)

A street cleaner works in heavy smog in Delhi, India, November 10, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)



A woman wears a face mask on a smoggy day in New Delhi, November 13, 2017. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters)

A woman wears a face mask on a smoggy day in New Delhi, November 13, 2017. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters)



A man walks through smog near Delhi, November 13, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)

A man walks through smog near Delhi, November 13, 2017. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)



A girl wearing a face mask looks out from a bus on a smoggy day in Delhi, November 13, 2017. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters)

A girl wearing a face mask looks out from a bus on a smoggy day in Delhi, November 13, 2017. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters)



A woman walks across a field on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 13, 2017. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters)

A woman walks across a field on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 13, 2017. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters)



Indian residents walk along a road amid heavy smog in New Delhi on November 9, 2017. Rickshaw driver Sanjay can only afford a handkerchief to shield his face as he weaves through the smog-filled streets of Delhi amid a rush on protection against the toxic menace. Better off residents of the global pollution black spot are swarming sellers of face masks – that cost more than the 300 rupees ($5) that Sanjay earns in a day – and high-tech air purifiers that could easily cost a year of his wage. (Photo by Dominique Faget/AFP Photo)

Indian residents walk along a road amid heavy smog in New Delhi on November 9, 2017. Rickshaw driver Sanjay can only afford a handkerchief to shield his face as he weaves through the smog-filled streets of Delhi amid a rush on protection against the toxic menace. Better off residents of the global pollution black spot are swarming sellers of face masks – that cost more than the 300 rupees ($5) that Sanjay earns in a day – and high-tech air purifiers that could easily cost a year of his wage. (Photo by Dominique Faget/AFP Photo)



A girl begs for alms from a group of people wearing face masks to fight the pollution in New Delhi, India, Thursday, November 9, 2017. A thick gray haze has enveloped India's capital as air pollution hit hazardous levels, prompting local officials to shut down schools. According to a recent report by the Lancet medical journal on the impact of pollution across the world, one out of every four premature deaths in India in 2015, or some 2.5 million, was attributed to pollution. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)

A girl begs for alms from a group of people wearing face masks to fight the pollution in New Delhi, India, Thursday, November 9, 2017. A thick gray haze has enveloped India's capital as air pollution hit hazardous levels, prompting local officials to shut down schools. According to a recent report by the Lancet medical journal on the impact of pollution across the world, one out of every four premature deaths in India in 2015, or some 2.5 million, was attributed to pollution. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)
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