Silent Night: Santa’s Peril

Rudolph had to be lifted to the hospital’s emergency on Saturday. The other reindeer played truant. A helpless Santa Claus had to arrange for a bike to Delhi this year.

Not that he’s in his best health right now. He had severe bouts of cough, indigestion and mild nausea in the last couple of days, and has been mostly grounded for no fault of his.

Here’s the reason:

PM10 (particulate matter between 2.5 and 10 microns in diameter) are accumulated from crop burning (I mentioned it first as it’s the major reason here), vehicles and building construction. Some recent studies have related this silent killer to the deaths of some elderly people with existing lung diseases. What’s most baffling is the fact that the authority seems to be on vacation right now.

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