What India Looks Like When the Air Turns to Poison

The toxic New Delhi skies are caused in part by the burning of fields, and officials have begun restricting car use, shutting primary schools and halting construction projects.

Video transcript Back bars 0:00 / 1:02 - 0:00 transcript ‘I Feel Terrible’: Toxic Air Pollutes New Delhi Air pollution in New Delhi hit extreme levels over the weekend and into Monday. India’s government has declared a public health emergency, shut down schools and halted construction projects. “It’s extreme from my perspective. I am, I’m coming from Germany and have never experienced something like this. I just arrived yesterday and this is when I got me this mask because it’s just not possible to breathe without.” “I feel terrible. It’s pathetic. I feel like moving out as well, because I’m pretty young and I’m still like on the stage of building up my life and my career. So like, I’d definitely look forward to moving out.” Air pollution in New Delhi hit extreme levels over the weekend and into Monday. India’s government has declared a public health emergency, shut down schools and halted construction projects. Credit Credit... Adnan Abidi/Reuters