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                                             AIR POLLUTION IN DELHI/NCR We, the residents of  Delhi/NCR,  are   experiencing deterioration  in the air quality  on day to day basis. It is a burning and serious health issue. Day in  and day out news in print as well as electronic media , concern expressed by  State & Central Govts and  observations of Judiciary, prompted me   to collate necessary information on the  issue  and briefly put in the blog. 2.World Health Organization  (WHO) ,  has defined   air pollution   as "  the contamination of indoor or outdoor environment by any chemical, physical and biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere." In common parlance,   air pollution consists of  chemicals and particles in air that harm the health of humans, animals and plants.    Now, if we refer to  the  Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981  ,  Air  Pollution  is defined u/s 2(b) as  "the presence of any air pollutant