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Delhi has long carried the ignominious label of being one of the most polluted capitals in the world. Its residents wake up to toxic smog, children are raised on inhalers, and monuments that once embodied grandeur now stand corroded under layers of soot. While policy and enforcement failures often take centre stage in debates on Delhi’s air crisis, experts stress that the roots of the problem lie equally in flawed infrastructure planning. Unless Delhi’s roads, waste systems, industrial zoning, and urban spaces are reimagined, the fight for clean air will remain a losing battle.

The urgency was underscored earlier this month when Delhi slipped 25 places to rank 32nd among 48 cities with populations over 10 lakh in the Centre’s Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2025 rankings

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