Editorial photo #6216126 Environmental Issue
Fire At Ghazipur Landfill In New Delhi, India
Excavators working to containing smouldering fire by dispersing garbage after a fire broke out at east Delhi's Ghazipur landfill in New Delhi on November 25, 2020. Air quality monitoring stations in east Delhi, which are closer to the landfill showed a major spike in pollution levels. At Patparganj, the levels were 423 and at Anand Vihar, the average AQI reading shot up to 445 at 1pm. (Photo by Mayank Makhija/NurPhoto)