India, Dec. 1 -- As the city's air quality dipped this month, activists and citizens gathered on Sunday afternoon at the Carter road promenade in Bandra to demand clean air from the authorities as well as common people. Nearly 70 people formed a human chain along the road, raising slogans and holding placards to draw attention from passersby and the relevant authorities.

Environmental activist Natasha Pereira who organised the event said, "We are trying to tell people that the air we are breathing is worsening. People must wake up and take whatever action they can in their own way."

The Carter road promenade, usually filled with joggers and weekend visitors, echoed with slogans demanding cleaner air. Among the sea of posters were a few ...