Dr. Arvind Kumar Counters Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh's Claim on Pollution and Lung Disease

In this special report, Medanta’s Dr. Arvind Kumar challenges the government's stance on air pollution. Union Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh recently stated in the Rajya Sabha that ‘a direct link between air quality levels and lung diseases has not been firmly established’. Reacting to this, Dr. Kumar, Chairman of the Institute of Chest Surgery, presents alarming evidence of ‘black deposits’ on the lungs of non-smokers and teenagers in Delhi. He warns that pollution is causing irreversible damage, stating, ‘I rarely see a pink lung even in non-smokers’. The segment highlights the disconnect between the political response and the medical reality of India's air quality crisis.