India’s northern Haryana and Punjab states have suffered electricity cuts after a directive to stop operating six of the 11 coal-fired power plants around national capital New Delhi in a bid to reduce pollution, government officials told Reuters.
New Delhi was the world’s most polluted capital for the third straight year in 2020, with air quality in the region hitting hazardous levels in November, putting many people including children at risk https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-temporarily-shuts-five-coal-fired-power-plants-around-new-delhi-2021-11-17.
