Delhi's Poor Air Quality Wreaks Havoc on Family's Finances

Sharmishtha, 22, Laxmi NagarBronchitis Sunita’s monthly householdbudgetcollapses every year between October and December. This has been happening since 2017, she said, when her daughter Sharmishtha first fell sick. Some winters the crisis stretches into February or March, as Sharmishta is pummeled by repeated attacks of bronchitis inDelhi’s poisonous air. “We cut other expenses during this time so we have money for Sharmishtha’s medicines,” 45-year-old Sunita told TheIndian Express.