Life in Toxic Air

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Impossible to Breathe

Delhi grapples with suffocating smog, forcing residents to battle hazardous air quality daily.

Deepak Rajak, 64, can’t stop coughing. His worsening asthma reflects Delhi's air crisis.

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Daily Life Disrupted

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Health at Risk

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PM2.5 levels are 77x WHO safe limits. Pollution now linked to heart and lung diseases.

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No Escape

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A Seasonal Crisis

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Temporary Solutions

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Call for Action

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Lives in Peril

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Life in Toxic Air

Impossible to Breathe

Deepak Rajak, 64, can’t stop coughing. His worsening asthma reflects Delhi's air crisis.

Daily Life Disrupted

Health at Risk

PM2.5 levels are 77x WHO safe limits. Pollution now linked to heart and lung diseases.

Deadly PM2.5 Levels

No Escape

“Even indoors, air pollution infiltrates,” says a retired Air Force veteran, hospitalized three times this year.

A Seasonal Crisis

Temporary Solutions

Measures like road sprinkling and halting trucks provide short-term relief, not lasting change.

Call for Action

Experts urge year-round solutions, focusing on curbing emissions from transportation and industries.

Lives in Peril

“The government needs to act,” say families struggling to cope with Delhi’s deadly air.

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