New Delhi has recently passed Beijing in the amount of hazardous black smog which covers the city on a daily basis, congesting traffic and lungs, the Associated Press reported.

Sensors which monitor the air around the Indian capital register levels of hazardous airborne particles at almost four times the capital's limit, placing it ahead of Beijing in regards to air pollution, according to the AP.

Traffic is slow daily due to murky air which does not provide clear driving conditions and sunlight hardly makes it thought the clouds, the AP reported.

Though New Delhi officials try and steer clear of comparing Beijing to India's capital, one thing is for sure: New Delhi has not taken any steps at bettering the air content because residents have not spoken out about it, according to the AP.

The current levels of PM 10 in New Delhi around about 400 micrograms per cubic meter, which is four times the city's sanctioned limit of 100, the AP reported. The World Health Organization recommends PM 10 levels to maintain around 20.

Physicians in New Dehli say more and more seek people come to see them everyday because of health conditions related to the air pollution, according to the AP. The amount of hazardous material in New Dehli's air is proven to cause chronic lung issues, stress and coronary diseases.

"It seems incredible that the politicians and judges living in Delhi would not be worried about how their families and children are suffering from the bad air," Dr. K. Srinath Reddy, head of the Public Health Foundation of India, told the AP. "People have to recognize the extent of the damage happening. That's where the outrage will come in. That's when the action will happen."

Due to a history of placing economic benefits before environmental issues, the New Delhi air has visibly taken a hit, and now the middle-class moves up from poverty, more cars are expected to be bought and placed on the roads, according to the AP.

"We are seeing more patients than we saw before, especially children" with recurrent nose, throat and chest infections, Dr. Sundeep Salvi of the Chest Research Foundation in the southern city of Pune, told the AP.

He warned the infections children are being succombed to can deter growth.

"If pollution continues to get worse, today's children may have even less lung capacity," Salvi added, according to the AP.