Indians look for solutions only when toxic pollution soars
NEW DELHI — The truth of New Delhi’s toxic air finally hit home for Rakhi Singh when her 3-year-old son began to cough constantly early this year. She bought air purifiers for her home. When a thick, gray haze turned the view outside her home into a scene from a bad science fiction film last month, she bought pollution masks.
“Having a kid made the reality of the city’s pollution hit me harder,” she said.