Miners gouge hills near Indian capital ending protection, compounding pollution


  • World
  • Friday, 09 Nov 2018

A view of a disused sandstone quarry is pictured near the village of Sirohi in the northern state of Haryana, India, October 29, 2018. REUTERS/Alasdair Pal

SIROHI, India (Reuters) - A sandstone quarry near the village of Sirohi, on the outskirts of the Indian city of New Delhi, is a reminder that it's not just fireworks and crop burning that are causing the capital's pollution problems.

The site was previously part of the Aravalli mountain range, that stretches nearly 700 km (435 miles) through northern and western India.

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