A silent killer is choking India's capital. For millions, there's no choice but to breathe it in
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Gulpreet Singh begs for food from a dirty hemp mat spread on the sidewalk outside Delhi's South Campus metro station. Like millions of Indians who survive on handouts or a daily wages, the 84-year-old says he has no choice but to be outside, breathing air thick with smog in the Indian capital.
Like millions of Indians who survive on handouts or daily wages, the 84-year-old says he has no choice but to be outside, breathing air thick with smog in the Indian capital.
"I come here and wait. Sometimes, people give me food," said Singh, his voice straining over the noise of auto rickshaws and cars belching fumes just meters away.
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