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Pollution levels in Delhi prompt Diwali exodus

from FT News in Focus

The annual ritual of setting off firecrackers, added to smoke caused by farmers burning stubble at harvest time, causes choking levels of smog in India's capital city during the Diwali festival. Those who can opt to escape the city, Amy Kazmin, the FT's South Asia bureau chief, tells Jyotsna Singh Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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