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As winds begin to slow down and the National Capital Region (NCR) braces for another round of “severe" air quality days, the government on 18 November 2019 rushed to put in place a 15-day action plan to fight the toxic smog.The Parliament is set to debate the menace of air pollution on the second day of the winter session on 19 November 2019.“Unfortunately, we have had a spate of bad meteorology in Delhi. But we are trying to prevent the situation from worsening. We are ready to experiment or pilot any new technology that can help us fight this problem," said Mr C.K. Mishra, secretary at the ministry of environment, forests and climate change, at a media briefing.