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Delhi Hospitals Report 200K Respiratory Cases in 3 Years

Delhi Hospitals Report 200K Respiratory Cases in 3 Years

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Delhi's air pollution crisis has spiraled into a public health catastrophe, with PM2.5 levels reaching 10 times WHO safe limits and triggering over two million deaths across India in 2023. The toxic air acts as a potent carcinogen, increasing cancer risk even among non-smokers while weakening immunity and worsening chronic diseases. Symbolic measures like odd-even schemes have failed; only sustained enforcement of emission norms and investment in clean transport can end this annual disaster.

The Prime Minister's Office has directed pollution agencies to expedite new emissions data and source-apportionment studies to finally create evidence-based solutions for Delhi's air quality. Dust from thousands of kilometers of broken roads and 8,000 tonnes of daily construction waste, combined with 37% of Delhi's vehicles still running on outdated emission standards, reveals the real infrastructure failures behind the crisis. Time-bound road redevelopment plans and stricter industrial norms are now underway with adequate funding promised.


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