Breathless In Delhi

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Plants have become increasingly stained and dirty, says Gauri, whose family has a farm on the Yamuna banks.

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· Nov 20, 2017 · 12:30 pm
‘I want my family safe’: This traffic constable says he will never move his wife and child to Delhi

Ravinder, who works in the city’s pollution hotspot Anand Vihar and lives in neighbouring UP, commutes 64 km every day.

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· Nov 19, 2017 · 10:30 am
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All that protects Fakeer Chand from the poisonous air is a thin cloth that he uses in lieu of a mask.

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· Nov 15, 2017 · 12:30 pm

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Abdul Qadir’s lack of information points to state failure.

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· Nov 13, 2017 · 10:30 am
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Kehar Singh does not want his children to come to Delhi for work.

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· Nov 12, 2017 · 12:30 pm
‘Our work is out here’: Delhi’s night guards are outdoors when the air is most toxic

Few of the men who guard the Capital’s homes and official buildings actually wear pollution-control masks.

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· Nov 11, 2017 · 05:30 pm

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Breathless In Delhi

‘Farming is a waste of labour’: In Delhi’s foul air, crops wilt and turn black

Plants have become increasingly stained and dirty, says Gauri, whose family has a farm on the Yamuna banks.

Sharanya Deepak · Nov 20, 2017 · 12:30 pm

‘I want my family safe’: This traffic constable says he will never move his wife and child to Delhi

Ravinder, who works in the city’s pollution hotspot Anand Vihar and lives in neighbouring UP, commutes 64 km every day.

Abhishek Dey · Nov 19, 2017 · 10:30 am

‘Nothing much can be done about it’: This sweeper spends his days in a cloud of dust in toxic Delhi

All that protects Fakeer Chand from the poisonous air is a thin cloth that he uses in lieu of a mask.

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