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Timeline of pollution in Delhi

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| 2016 || November || {{w|Air pollution}} || {{w|Air pollution}} in Delhi reaches 16 times above safe levels, and the Delhi government declares an emergency.<ref name="Despite government’s emergency pollution plan, Delhi once again breathed deadly air through winter">{{cite web |title=Despite government’s emergency pollution plan, Delhi once again breathed deadly air through winter |url=https://scroll.in/article/909935/despite-governments-emergency-pollution-plan-delhi-once-again-breathed-deadly-air-through-winter |website=scroll.in |accessdate=8 May 2019}}</ref>
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| 2017 || November || {{w|Air pollution}} || A public health emergency is declared by the Indian Medical Association in Delhi's as air quality index breached 999, likened to smoking 50 cigarettes a day. Air pollution raises to over 710 micrograms per cubic meter, more than 11 times the World Health Organisation’s safe limit. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) declares "<ref>{{cite web |title=Toxic Air Is Now A Year-Round Problem For Delhi |url=https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/toxic-air-is-now-a state of medical emergency"-year-round-problem-for-delhi-2 |website=bloombergquint.com |accessdate=9 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Delhi doctors declare pollution emergency as smog chokes city |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/07/delhi-india-declares-pollution-emergency-as-smog-chokes-city |website=theguardian.com |accessdate=8 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Delhi residents panic as 'deadly smog' returns |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41896676 |website=bbc.com |accessdate=8 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Delhi's air pollution is triggering a health crisis |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41925067 |website=bbc.com |accessdate=8 May 2019}}</ref>
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| 2017 || November 25 || {{w|Air pollution}} || The {{w|Supreme Court of India}} bans the sale of {{w|firecracker}}s in Delhi to alleviate pollution.<ref>{{cite news|title=Supreme Court bans sale of firecrackers in Delhi, NCR |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/pollution/SC-bans-sale-of-fire-crackers-in-Delhi-NCR/articleshow/55617850.cms? |accessdate=8 May 2019|work={{w|Times of India}}}}</ref>
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