But the smartly-dressed Charan was among shoppers in Delhi's upmarket Khan Market district browsing the luxury clothes and jewellery stores without a mask, seemingly oblivious to the risk. Delhi suffocates under toxic smog but millions go without masks https://t.co/4iuZpI7xy5 pic.twitter.com/ckSFaXbrqx — TheMalaysianInsight (@msianinsight) November 16, 2019Many are too poor to afford protection but others simply do not like the way a pollution mask looks. More reputable types start from $34 while some Khan Market stores charge more than $75 for top of the range imported models. Bare-faced bravadoThe mask-look worried a lot of the Khan Market shoppers and diners however. The Delhi government has given out hundreds of thousands of masks to children and closed schools for four of the past five days.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 16, 2019 10:41 UTC