US Edition'I miss breathing': Delhi protesters demand action on pollution
- On Sunday, over a hundred citizens, including students and activists, gathered at India Gate to demand stronger action on rising air pollution, chanting slogans and carrying air quality monitors.
- Over the past three weeks, AQI readings showed sustained deterioration as private monitors flagged hazardous levels between 414 and 507, while 22 centres recorded AQI above 400.
- Despite repeated warnings, demonstrators stayed nearly two hours and around 55 protesters, including 15 women, were taken away in police buses after clashes under Section 163 BNSS enforcement.
- On Sunday evening, the Commission for Air Quality Management reviewed pollution, noted AQI improved to 370 by 4 p.m., and said Stage I and II measures, including bans on burning, would continue.
- Activists warned of long-term health risks, with Ms Kandhari saying `My children will live 10 years less than their cousins` due to polluted air, as residents demand urgent action.
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New Delhi police detain dozens in anti-pollution protests
Indian police detained dozens of people during a rare protest at the famed India Gate monument in New Delhi demanding action to curb an annual scourge of toxic air swathing the capital and its surrounding region.
Hundreds of people protested in New Delhi against rising pollution, with nearly a hundred briefly detained, as air quality continues to deteriorate in the Indian capital and surrounding regions.
Air pollution levels surge in India's capital, sparking rare protests
NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick layer of smog enveloped India’s capital Monday, filling the air with an acrid smell as pollution levels surged and worsening a public health crisis that has prompted its residents to take the streets to protest and demand government action.By Monday morning, New Delhi’s air quality index stood at 344, a level considered “severe” and dangerous to breathe, according to the World Health Organization’s recommended exposure l…
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