Citizens with placards protesting against the declining air quality in the national capital, at India Gate, New Delhi, on Sunday. (Image: PTI) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

Delhi police on Sunday detained dozens of people during a protest at India Gate in New Delhi, where citizens gathered with banners and raised slogans demanding action to tackle the recurring crisis of toxic air that blankets the capital and nearby areas every year.

"We have only one problem, and that is of clean air," said Neha, a protester wearing a mask, who gave only her first name.

"This problem has been going on for many years, but no action is being taken," she told news agency ANI.

Footage from ANI showed officers pulling demonstrators away, some carrying signs that read '

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