Beyond the great smog: A year-round silt crisis choking urban India
Winter smog makes headlines, but toxic road silt never settles. With dust loads in Indian urban areas up to 30 times above many global cities, the country’s clean air fight faces an invisible wall. A ground report from the dustbowl of Gurugram.
Gurugram, Haryana: For decades, Sumit Tayal, a 38-year-old resident of Ballabgarh, has traversed a 45-kilometer journey from his village to work daily at a garment store in the old shopping district of Gurugram. With the growing traffic congestion, his commute time has dramatically increased, now taking approximately two and a half hours each way, or five hours a day. The extreme pollution, particularly the year-round silt crisis, has exacerbated the situation, choking the city's urban environment.
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