Site icon Youth Ki Awaaz

Delhi’s Parents Are Out On The Streets To Protect Their Kids From The Poisonous Air

People Like Us Create

An Indian girls holds a banner during a protest against air pollution in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016. The Delhi government has ordered that all city schools be shut, construction activity halted and all roads be doused with water as crippling air pollution has engulfed the Indian capital. The city, one of the world's dirtiest, has seen the levels of PM2.5 soar to over 900 microgram per cubic meter on Saturday, more than 90 times the level considered safe by the World Health Organization and 15 times the Indian government’s norms. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

 

They took it to the streets today #DelhiRising #MyRightToBreathe

* tag someone who would join them*

Posted by Let Me Breathe on Tuesday, 7 November 2017

 

Anyone living in Delhi right now can attest to the fact the air has become nigh unbreathable, with PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels hitting 999 micrograms per cubic metres – way above the safe limit of 100 micrograms.

But what is not being discussed as widely, is the effect this has on Delhi’s children – many of whom are still forced to attend school amidst this toxic pollution, while not being able to go out and play in the open.

A group of parents demonstrated in front of the Directorate of Education to demand that the schools remain closed until the PM levels come down to a manageable amount. Here’s what they had to say.

Exit mobile version