Delhi air pollution leading to coughs, bad throats and breathing problems

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On an overcast wintery day in New Delhi, there is a pall of Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) in the winter inversion layer lower atmosphere. Delhi's air quality has steadily worsened with rapid urbanization that brings pollution from automobiles and a range of other factors. Transportation is the main source of air pollution as it contributes more than half of the carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and almost a quarter of the hydrocarbons emitted into the air. Poor air quality not only increases respiratory ailments like asthma and bronchitis but also heightens the risk of life-threatening conditions like cancer. Delhi is the fourth most polluted city in the world and sixty five percent of air pollution is caused by Phenomenal growth of motor vechicles in Delhi. source : ucsusa.org This fo