A street cleaner works in heavy smog in Delhi, India, November 10, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India plans to use fire trucks to spray water over parts of its capital to combat toxic smog and dust that has triggered a pollution emergency, with conditions expected to worsen over the weekend.
Illegal crop burning in farm states surrounding New Delhi, vehicle exhausts and swirling construction dust have contributed to what has become an annual crisis.
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