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Pollution, the great leveller [1]

A harried parent called a few weeks ago. She wanted to know if pollution levels in Delhi were bad and, if so, how bad. The answer was simple and obvious. But why did she need to know that? Her daughter’s prestigious school (which I shall leave unnamed) had sent a circular to parents saying the school authorities planned to shift to air-conditioned buses because they were worried about air pollution. She wanted to know if this was the right decision.

My answer changed. The fact is that pollution levels are high and we need to find ways to bring them under control. But this does not mean the rich can find ways to avoid breathing the air so as to keep pollution at bay.

Publication Date: 
28/05/2012
Sunita Narain [2]
Business Standard (New Delhi) [3]
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Children [4], Air Pollution Control [5], Subsidies [6], Diesel [7], Vehicular Pollution [8], Toxins [9], Urban Air Quality [10], Health Effects [11], Nitrogen Dioxide [12], Sunita Narain [13], CSE [14], Climate Change [15], Ozone [16], Air Pollution [17], Delhi [18]

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