Demonstrations have erupted in the national capital region in the light of the terrible conditions of the air quality on November 3 in Delhi. Photo: Sajjad Hussain / AFP
It’s been a tough week for those in Delhi, as pollution levels peaked to the ‘severe plus’ category, prompting India’s capital city to declare a state of public health emergency and inculcate measures to bring down the toxic haze. But even as Delhi is being described as a “gas chamber”, a sense of callousness and ignorance continues, perhaps best exemplified by the women who carried on the tradition of the Chath Puja in the Yamuna river even as it overflowed with toxic foam. But it may just be worse than we thought.
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Meanwhile, major industrial sites have been shut down in Okhla and sprinklers have been set off to settle the lingering dust. Traffic police have also been permanently appointed to ensure there’s no unauthorised parking in designated zones during the day.Follow Shamani Joshi on Instagram.