Gasp Chamber

With air quality at dangerous level

This time around air pollution in Delhi

Led to health emergency.

Several desperate measures were taken,

Banned on construction activities,

Plying of vehicles with odd-even numbers on odd and even dates

Schools closed for few days,

Alas! not with desired results.

The Supreme Court of India fumes,

Governments scramble for actions, politicians blame each other,

And the saga continues… year after year,

With each passing year, getting from bad to worse.

Poison is in the air,

Not only in Delhi but in the entire northern belt of India,

And hapless millions in the region inhale the same,

Helplessly.

Bal Krishna, Editor

bal@mycoordinates.org