Chermaine and Khoa move southeast and talk to a leading advocate in New Delhi who has successfully engaged the government there. Delhi’s air pollution is still one of the worst in the world, and we find out that instead of blowing north to Lahore…the pollution travels towards the pristine Himalayan mountains of Nepal and settles in the city of Kathmandu. Luckily, there is a new mayor there that might finally make a difference.

Guests (in order of appearance): 

Anumita Roychowdhury, Center for Science and Environment India

Kunda Dixit, Nepali Times 

Bhupendra Das, Nepal Energy and Environmental Development Services

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Production credits:

Producer and Co-Host: Khoa Tran

Co-Host: Chermaine Lee

Sound Engineer: Avery Choi

Associate Producer: Jack Lee

Lead Writer and Executive Producer: Marcy Trent Long

Intro/outro music: Alex Mauboussin

Music and Soundscape Credits:

Blue Dot Sessions:  Taoudella

Freesound: People

Baleh Shah music compilation 

Economics Time India Nepal Health Emergency

Nepali Times survey on bad air quality