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Air pollution in New Delhi and surrounding towns has reached the worst levels so far this year, with authorities in the capital having declared a public health emergency and ordered the closure of schools.

今年以来,新德里及周边城镇的空气污染已达到最严重的水平,首都当局已宣布进入公共卫生紧急状态,并下令关闭学校。

The air quality index (AQI), measuring levels of PM 2.5 — tiny particulate matter in the air — deteriorated to above 900, way over the 500-level that qualifies as "severe-plus" on Sunday.an app that uses pollution data to explain air quality via cigarette smoking — found that the Indian capital''''s present air quality was akin to smoking 33.2 cigarettes per day.Aside from the harm it was doing to the lungs of some 40 million people living in the capital region, the smog was so bad more than 30 flights were diverted from Delhi airport due to poor visibility.

空气质量指数(AQI) ,测量pm2.5(空气中的微小颗粒物)的水平,已经恶化到900以上,远远超过了周日的500水平。一款利用污染数据通过吸烟解释空气质量的应用程序发现,印度首都目前的空气质量与每天吸烟33.2支相当。

Roads looked deserted as large numbers of people stayed home, rather than expose themselves to the noxious atmosphere outside.

除了对生活在首都地区的大约4000万人的肺部造成伤害外,雾霾非常严重,由于能见度低,超过30架航班从德里机场转飞。道路看起来空无一人,因为许多人呆在家里,而不愿暴露在外面有毒的空气中。

"Pollution has reached unbearable levels across north India," Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi''''s chief minister wrote on Twitter.

“整个印度北部的污染已经达到了难以忍受的程度,”德里首席部长阿尔文德 · 凯杰里瓦尔在推特上写道。

The government environment monitoring agency SAFAR warned that no relief was expected for the next one to two days, as humidity resulting from unexpected light rains overnight had exacerbated pollution, already driven by higher than seasonal crop stubble burning by farmers in surrounding states."Wind speed is picking up and it could take 24 to 48 hours before the pollution level reduces to a level of around 500," Mahesh Palawat, vice president of private weather forecasting agency Skymet, said.

政府环境监测机构 SAFAR 警告说,预计未来一到两天不会有任何缓解,因为昨晚突如其来的小雨造成的湿度加剧了污染,而周边各州农民焚烧作物残茬的程度已经高于季节性。
私营天气预报机构Skymet的副总裁马赫什·帕拉瓦特说: “风速正在加快,污染水平可能需要24到48小时才能降低到500左右。”

Anything above 400 on the AQI poses a risk for people with respiratory illness and can also affect even those with healthy lungs

空气质量指数在400以上的任何东西都对呼吸系统疾病患者构成风险,甚至对肺部健康的人也有影响

Doctors were reporting a spike in patients with respiratory related issues, according to Sachin Taparia, head of Local Circles, a Delhi-based private consultancy that conducts surveys on government policies and programs.

总部位于德里的私营咨询公司 Local Circles 的负责人萨钦·塔帕里亚表示,医生报告称,患有呼吸系统相关疾病的患者人数激增。该公司对政府政策和项目进行调查。

Delhi has turned into a gas chamber as the pollution levels hit the severe category," Mr Taparia said.

“随着污染水平达到严重程度,德里已经变成了一个毒气室,”塔帕里亚先生说。

A survey of 17,000 people in the Delhi region by his consultancy found that 40 per cent want to get out of the area because of the failure to control pollution.

他的咨询公司对德里地区1.7万人进行的一项调查发现,由于未能控制污染,40% 的人希望离开该地区。
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Authorities in Delhi on Friday declared a public health emergency and closed schools and all construction activity.

德里当局周五宣布进入公共卫生紧急状态,并关闭了学校和所有建筑活动。
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From Monday, the city government will also restrict the use of private vehicles on the capital''''s roads under an "odd-even" scheme based on license plates.

从下周一开始,市政府还将实施一项基于车牌的“单双”计划,限制在首都道路上的私家车。

"The temporary restrictions on private vehicles will have a negligible impact as we face the most hazardous situation," said Skymet''''s Mr Palawat.

“临时限制私家车只能产生微不足道的影响,因为我们面临最危险的情况 ”帕拉瓦特先生说。

Delhi''''s Mr Kejriwal, and the chief ministers from the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana, urged the federal government to do more to combat the pollution.

德里的 Kejriwal 先生,以及邻近的旁遮普邦和 Haryana 的首席部长们,敦促联邦政府采取更多措施来对抗污染。

According to a lawyer, the Supreme Court is likely to hear a petition on Monday from the environment agency, looking for ways to make state governments take tougher action against farmers to curb the stubble-burning.

根据一位律师的说法,最高法院可能会在周一听取环境保护机构的请愿书,寻找方法使州政府对农民采取更严厉的行动,以遏制焚烧麦茬。政客们一直不愿惹恼他们的农业选民。

Politicians have been reluctant to upset their farming constituencies.
According to SAFAR, satellite pictures had captured more than 3,000 incidents of stubble burning last week in neighbouring states, contributing to 44 per cent of Delhi''''s pollution.

根据 SAFAR 的数据,卫星图像显示,上周邻近邦发生了3000多起焚烧麦茬的事件,占到了新德里污染的44% 。