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"Inside (the hospital) the air quality is maintained, but once he steps out the bad air will start affecting him," Gopinath told AFP. Imagine having to cope up with such bad air with only one lung? NEW DELHI: Yogesh Kumar wheezes after life-saving surgery to remove a diseased lung, but his surgeons wonder how long he can last outside hospital breathing some of the world's dirtiest air. "Despite reappearing every winter, official efforts to combat Delhi's smog have been ineffectual.Emergency measures such as banning construction, cutting down traffic and prohibiting the use of diesel generators have had little effect.More long-term solutions remain elusive. "These are non-smokers, but even they have black lungs ," he told AFP..