Protest at India Gate over rising air pollution in Delhi
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The protesters said they had gathered to demand urgent government action to ensure clean air
Every third child already has damaged lungs; they will live nearly 10 years less than those growing up in cleaner air," environmentalist Bhavreen Khandari said
Many parents are protesting because their children are suffering, Khandari said, according to the PTI
According to police, several protesters were detained for assembling without permission
The detentions were preventive in nature, an official said
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