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Delhi smog: 'My eyes are stinging'

2024/11/21
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The episode begins by describing the alarming air pollution levels in Delhi, India, and Lahore, Pakistan. Devina Gupta, reporting from Delhi, vividly portrays the current situation, highlighting the stinging eyes, bitter taste, and overall impact on daily life.
  • Air pollution in Delhi and Lahore has reached dangerous levels.
  • The air quality index is multiple times the safe limit set by the WHO.
  • Delhi residents describe stinging eyes, bitter taste, and difficulty breathing.

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Air pollution in parts of India and Pakistan has been likened to witnessing a dystopian movie. India's capital Delhi has been blanketed in a thick layer of smog, with the city's residents complaining of choking and stinging eyes. In neighbouring Pakistan, Lahore has also recorded sky-high air pollution in recent weeks.

On today's episode, Sumi Somaskanda hears from Devina Gupta about what it's like to be living in Delhi at the moment. And Dr Gary Fuller (Imperial College London) explains the impact severe air pollution can have on our health, from birth through to our final years.

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