New Delhi’s toxic smog prompts emergency measures

“The smog-filled air of India‘s capital New Delhi was declared “unfit for human habitation” on Friday by a leading doctor in the city.

Doctor Arvind Kumar, chairman of the Centre for Chest Surgery at Delhi’s Ganga Ram Hospital, said the city’s air could shorten the life of the 22 million people living in the city.

“It’s causing an immense amount of damage to lung health, to our hearts, to our brains, and to every part of the body”, he said.

Officials on Friday said there are plans to spray water over New Delhi to combat toxic smog that has triggered a pollution emergency.”

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