Now this where real responsible environmentalism should look for solutions. London also had killer smogs up to the 1950s until sensible controls were put on emissions. This makes more sense than the claptrap of AGW which has no credibility and no solutions beyond the elimination of the human presence on the earth. And that essentially is the ultimate objective of the nutcases who promote it.
Apparently there is a partial solution to the India smog but it costs money.........
The haze covered India Gate, a war memorial in the center of the city where Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla were due to pay respects in a two-day trip ending on Thursday.
I’d like to assure people that the central government shall do everything possible to bring about improvement in air quality in Delhi and the Nation Capital Region,” federal environment minister Harsh Vardhan said as authorities faced criticism for failing to take steps to fight a problem that erupts every year.
Farmers in Haryana, where Rohtak is located, and Punjab, the two big agrarian states surrounding Delhi, burn millions of tonnes of crop waste around October every year before sowing the winter crop of wheat.
State authorities say it is hard to enforce the ban unless farmers, a powerful political constituency, are given funds to buy machinery to clear their land.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said in a Twitter post: “Situation is serious but Punjab helpless as problem is widespread & state has no money to compensate farmers for stubble management.”
New Delhi declares emergency as toxic smog thickens by the hour