Mint Explainer | Why Delhi’s recurring air pollution crisis is a health problem | Today’s news

Dr. Bobby Bhalotra, senior consultant pulmonologist at Apollo Hospitals, Gurugram, said rising pollution has sharply increased OPD and emergency visits for respiratory problems, persistent cough, watery eyes and bronchospasm-induced chest pain. “It’s not just vulnerable groups, even individuals with no history of breathing problems suffer, while young children and patients with asthma or interstitial lung disease bear the brunt.”