New DelhiWinter PM2.5 can reach 10 to 20 times WHO limits.
A plan in force Sunday restricts polluting vehicles, but experts say it misses the root cause.
Delhi runs about 6,000 clean buses and needs twice that, and electric vehicles make up 5% of traffic.
The government deregistered 6.6 million old vehicles by March, but perhaps millions more remain over age or unregistered.
The restrictions end when winter’s worst pollution passes, with relief expected around February.
How each outlet framed it
- The New York Times
- argues the winter restrictions miss the root cause, citing 6.6 million deregistered vehicles and weak transit, not vehicle age alone
Sources: The New York Times