Pollutants from Iraq, Kuwait triggered Delhiâs haze: MeT 
Officials from SAFAR, maintained by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, said that major portion of the pollutants that triggered the three-day haze in Delhi had come from west Asian countries like Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. SAFAR project director added, âThese pollutants were transported to Delhi and other parts of northwest India by strong-velocity high-altitude winds coming from west Asia." nn