Pollution Crisis: “Our Children’s Lungs Have Been Damaged Forever”

Delhi schools will be shut for a few days due to pollution, but mothers in Delhi-NCR demand stricter action.

As the smog enveloped the city, parents from Delhi-NCR got together to demand action from the government – including temporary solutions like shutting schools for a few days.

While the Delhi government has asked that primary schools be shut and outdoor activities for older children be temporarily suspended, a handful of parents told The Quint that they want much more stringent measures to be taken.

According to research, pollution has resulted in the lungs of one in every three Delhi children being compromised, with the rising levels affecting foetuses too. Parents say they feel helpless, knowing that the future generations will have to bear the brunt while the present generation does nothing to check pollution.