I’ve said it a hundred times - the biggest reason why Indian cities look so bad at ground level is an absence of proper pavements. *It causes air pollution *It prevents pedestrian movement *It encourages littering *It ruins the country’s image. Why can’t we build and maintain proper pavements? Why can’t we fix the problem across the nation in mission mode?

PTI PHOTOS | A thick layer of toxic foam covers the Yamuna river surface amid hazy conditions in New Delhi on October 24. The city's air quality remained in the 'poor' category under GRAP Stage I anti-pollution restrictions. (Photos: Salman Ali/PTI) #PTIPhotos #DelhiAQI #DelhiPollution

Hour-by-hour readings show pollution in Delhi started surging on Tuesday evening, as Dussehra effigies burned, while the two previous nights of similar weather produced no such spike. A similar surge may come in the weeks ahead as Diwali approaches. The burning of firecrackers may be allowed more widely this year, going by the Supreme Court’s observations earlier this month (✍️@VinayakD) 🗞️ For in-depth reporting: epaper.hindustantimes.com 📩 Subscribe now: bit.ly/2QAOH22 📲 For News on the go, Download HT app👇 hindustantimes.com/downloada…

From Prof Biswajit Dhar, a resident of Chittaranjan Park: Yesterday (Saturday 17 October) evening, about 20 CRPF jawans armed with lathis marched into the B Block Puja Pandal in CR Park at 11.30 pm, when large number of people were celebrating the festival with family and friends. The Puja Committee members strongly protested against this intrusion and chased them out. I took this video when they were outside the main gate. Several of us lent our voices in support of the Puja Committee members arguing that any police interference in our most important festival was just not acceptable. Durga Puja is not a festival for only the Bengalis, but all other communities also get together to enjoy themselves. This is what I have seen for as long I can remember. Why then were paramilitary forces sent to spoil the atmosphere in such a festival? Should we now expect intimidation by the paramilitary forces whenever we congregate? We must demand answers before it is too late.

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