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Former US President Barack Obama is set to address a town hall in New Delhi on Friday, 1 December, where he will interact with nearly 300 young leaders drawn from various parts of the country.
Ahead of the meet, a Delhi resident urged the former US president Barack Obama to wear a face mask during the town hall.
Data scientist Amrit Sharma, who made the request in an open letter to Obama, said doing so would help generate awareness and catalyse action on air pollution.
Summarising his letter in a paragraph, Sharma wrote:
Delhi’s air quality remained in the “very poor” category for the seventh straight day today with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recording an AQI (air quality index) of 360.
Elaborating on the current “hazardous” air quality of the city, he went on to say:
He asked Obama to seize the opportunity to raise awareness and “potentially save millions of lives”.
After his letter was retweeted and shared, Sharma was also invited to attend the interactive session with Obama in New Delhi.
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