Cricket match relocated from Delhi as air pollution surges
NEW DELHI: India’s cricket board has moved an international match scheduled for December out of New Delhi because of “potential weather disruption”, as air pollution levels surged in the city. Toxic air pollution in the megacity spiked on Friday to more than 25 times the World Health Organization’s recommended daily limit, data from air monitors showed. The southeastern coastal city of…
New Delhi, India's capital, recently saw its international cricket match rescheduled due to "potential weather disruption" and extreme air pollution. As the city's toxic air levels skyrocketed to over 25 times the World Health Organization's daily limit, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to move the one-day international (ODI) match from New Delhi to Visakhapatnam, a city on the southeastern coast.
This decision came after renovation work was proposed at the Delhi stadium. According to analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), air pollution in Delhi claimed an estimated 17,188 lives in 2023, accounting for nearly 15% of the total deaths, making it the city's leading individual risk factor. The situation is expected to worsen during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, when the already hazardous air quality is further exacerbated by fireworks.
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