- Tuesday, April 30, 2024
By: Sarwar Alam
Soot turned the white handkerchief around Abhash Kumar Sharma’s face to black as the police officer tried to direct gridlocked traffic in the Indian city with the world’s dirtiest air. It was all he had to ward off the pollution blamed for filling Kanpur’s hospital beds with growing numbers of chronic lung and cancer cases. “It is the same story for everyone who spends such long hours out in this city,” said Sharma, who does not get a mask for his duties. “The pollution gets into your eyes and it often stings.” The city of three million people has been…
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