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Delhi’s choked roads worsen India’s toxic smog crisis
5 years agoIn this picture taken on November 25, 2021, people commute along a street amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi. - New Delhi, the sprawling megacity of 20 million people is regularly ranked the world's most polluted capital, with traffic exhaust a major driver of the toxic smog that permeates the skies, especially in winter. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)
After decades commuting on New Delhi's parlous roads, office worker Ashok Kumar spends more time than ever stuck in the gridlock that packs the Indian capital's thoroughfares and pollutes the city.