A modern York Times anecdote of an eight-year-worn’s struggle to draw a breath of air set off a storm of protest. Was it a case of shooting the messenger?
Gardiner Harris,the South Asia correspondent for The modern York Times, wrote a critique of Delhi’s abysmal air quality before fleeing to the US. Since then his anecdote has been re-published by major news websites and shared widely online.
Within nine months of the family moving to Delhi, and Harris’ eight-year-worn son Bram suffered respiratory distress,lost half his breathing ability, and had to take steroids regularly. Then the Harrises agonised if it was ethical to continue living in the city at the cost of their children’s health, or particularly when they had a choice. They could move elsewhere,while most of the city’s residents were grounded.
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Source: theguardian.com