Bengaluru, Dec. 3 -- Amid the Supreme Court's repeated observations on Delhi's air pollution crisis and the imminent need for measures to tackle it, the Madras high court has now said that the situation in the national capital has become a "public-health crisis."

The high court also warned that other cities, including Chennai must prepare themselves to avoid a similar fate.

"The experience of the citizens of Delhi in the recent past is a stark reminder, where escalating AQI levels have led to lock downs, closure of schools, disruption of public life, and severe health impacts, particularly for vulnerable groups such as children and the elderly," a bench of Justices S M Subramaniam and Mohammed Shafiq said.

The judges made the remarks w...