Despite very high levels of pollutants in the city’s air, the festive trend of bursting firecrackers continue. The Supreme Court recently expressed unhappiness over the government not doing enough to raise awareness. Sunny, 13, will neither play with firecrackers nor see display of fireworks on Diwali day at his house in Mangolpuri. Like every year, his outdoor days are again over with the festival round the corner. He has only an extra can of rasgulla and a toy to look forward to. His parents will think twice even before lighting an incense stick at home. Sunny, the youngest of three children, is an asthma patient for the past 10 years. The symptoms become severe during Dusshera and...
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