Public sentiment is overwhelmingly negative regarding air pollution in Delhi. Residents express deep frustration and despair over government inaction, with urgent calls for accountability and systemic change. Many comments emphasize health risks, socioeconomic disparities, and the need for stricter regulations against significant pollution sources like stubble burning and industrial activities. There is a strong desire for meaningful action amidst a feeling of hopelessness.

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I'll be landing in delhi tomorrow, will update it :')

Pape_42

Bhenchood thats the first word that came out of my mouth

krrishkoal

Fun_Kaleidoscope_474

kj_011

arunsodiumchloride

charon taraf kohara hi kohara...

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why_so_serious_123

dadumdoop

zeroedash

I'm landing tomorrow morning, let's see how brown it looks.

No_Recording_4974

airplanes mai earthquake to nahi hota. Such a relief

siachenbaba

https://preview.redd.it/jjbficybsazb1.jpeg?width=2358&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=5c356e4e74278a9abae8948a97f0adb8763fbdef

My college from above

SamHitman47

Remarkable_Maybe770

Are ptaa hai bhai pollution hai 
Kyun yaad dilaa rha hai

me_109

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SINISTERRx69

fightpandemic

It became not visible at all in the end..

BetaStink

evassasha10

Thanks to GPS in plane and LNAV, otherwise only God could help in navigating this plane.

bimbsara23

ImaginaryName3362

The clear skies once the plane gained altitude 😍

Unlikely_Doughnut802

Ye Punjabi bc. Aake gala hi ghot do usse achha

spidzqu

Are Neela aasman,

Ye to pehli baar dekha hai zindagi me😲

Daddy_hindi

How many feet up did the air start to clear up? The video should have been a bit longer.

Once when I was returning from Kolkata in December the plane was above Ghaziabad and around 12000 feet up I think ( don't remember what altitude exactly) and the pilot made an announcement that those wanting a glimpse of the snow clad Himalayan ranges could look out from the right side windows, and there they were  on the horizon couldn't believe my eyes..
After 5 minutes the plane started its landing approach and we fast descended into the brown haze

butmrpdf

Aggravating_Sky_9736

Let’s not call it Delhi pollution Cz we’re not the ones burning crops.

sarth3129

I don't really understand why there is so much pollution here...I mean, patakho se to itna pollution nahi ho sakta, and as of Punjab and Haryana burning stubble, agar wo hota to bhi how is it that Punjab and Haryana ka AQI bilkul theek he but Delhi (and NCR) poora smoke se bhar gaya he. This is probably something else nobody is mentioning

stardust_wish

Nambruh

I will be landing tomorrow night, will see if I can see the pollution at night.

Ritwizzzz

Real_Lion_4659

OP, what was the original time duration before time lapse? I can create a collage of a flight from Bangalore for comparison.

Unlucky_Research2824

Koi pehle dhua hatao bhenchod phir na witness karu

pro_ornoob

Dilli ki sardi vroo. Hamare yahan fog kehtehain isse  /s

haaaaaaaik

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Protest, protest, protest. This is a problem caused by govt's apathy.

Come on the street. Hold govt accountable. Make noise. Then only they will hear you.

You think political parties care for your lungs. NO.

They care for power. 

The moment they feel their gaddi is under threat AQI will come back to moderate. 

THIS IS THE ONLY SOLUTION.

GitHub repo share karo bhai, mai bhi thoda code contribute kar dunga agar time mile to

GoingTo_Sleep

Same here

I try to explain to people how this toxic air is killing us all and taking away the precious years of our lives but they don't care about this at all 

for them sab chalta hain

  
Most Indians lack a brain and a spine

IloveLegs02

You can add a chart to draw equivalence between one hour exposure to a given AQI with number of cigarettes.

Pollution Jihad jaisi koi conspiracy faila do fir sab log jaag jayege.

Cool stuff !! I will try to contribute too

ummIamNotCreative

Funds arrange karne padhenge ki YouTube pe Dilli ki asli halat ki ads aayein to raise awareness.

Forsaken-Sundae4797

There's also the cognitive decline part. Air pollution reduces attention, focus and general cognition which has ripple effects across society - PhD's can't do research, politicians can't make smart choices, crime rate is high and so on. One reason why New Delhi is so poor in research is this. 

Also poor AQI is strongly linked to diabetes risk and multiple other diseases

IMO they should impose full lockdown on all activities in all of Delhi and NCR area and then slowly reopen the economy, that will help differentiate which activities lead to air pollution and which don't and hence appropriate permanant bans can be imposed.

Fancy_Door_4383

I think you will be able to have more impact on people by relating the effects of pollution to something more tangible....something like cigarettes. It's not exact, but there's a study which talks about how staying outside in an AQI of 150 for 2 hours is equivalent to smoking 5 cigarettes

Responsible_Price_64

Give up your private vehicles, use public transportations (it will have a big bite on ego of many rich people), try to get your carbon footprint as low as you can, only this thing won’t be enough for the current scenario, so we need to make the politicians wake up no matter if they are in power or opposition because stubble burning, industrial waste and a joke (ban on crackers) are also a major part of problem. If we need clean air it won’t come from a single person or group of people but it must be a collective action including giving up private vehicles (unless an emergency or for disabled people), increase in number of buses and routes with connectivity to Metro or Railways (including NCR), Strict guidelines on burning crackers or even a small camp fire type things, moving industries away from Populated Areas of NCR (will require government intervention and assistance), and finally providing stubble burning alternatives to farmers on subsidized price. Again this all won’t work unless people are ready to be educated about the severity of this crisis. It’s now totally upon the people and government if their priorities are big time ego, farm fires, industries or clean air!!! I gave up private vehicle ownership 3 years ago, purely dependent on metro, auto rickshaws and bike rides (not even cabs), I don’t waste electricity as that too comes from majorly coal power plants. If you are ready to give up this much of comfort then only I consider you are in. There is no way around given the size of population NCR has. Best of luck

xoaman

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ScooterNinja

Use public transportation like buses as much as possible.

Outrageous-Task-1298

All this awareness is going to make people panic more. If we’re actually looking for a solution what’s needed to be done ?

Wear a mask. Not.the surgical one, get N99 mask similar to the one used in covid when you step out.

For inside, get an air purifier if you can.

Cigarette pina chalu kr de bhai. Jeher hi jeher ko kat ta hai

Saans lena band karde bhai, bahot dangerous hai health ke liye

BitKnightRises

Potato_fucker_69420

Delhites lungs have evolved and are immune to pollution. 

For outsides, I suggest stay indoors as much as possible and get an air purifier.

Emotional_Spread7717

Left Delhi. Come back only after the shitshow passes

NeroDoggieDog

 Petition to combat pollution in Delhi: Because our lungs signed up for fresh air, not an extreme sport ...Lets try and make a change [https://chng.it/Qj9HWF784f](https://chng.it/Qj9HWF784f)

Aromaticmethane

https://preview.redd.it/vfc0na3rzytb1.jpeg?width=2176&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=1db03a079bcc63c6d80522834560ece28b8a5d40

Use this

Big_Banana4717

Follow the [chart](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https://ncdc.mohfw.gov.in/WriteReadData/l892s/3065716611669017053.pdf&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjg742MrvOBAxWsr1YBHZwECwQ4ChAWegQIAxAB&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Dwj8vfWGKo1jeCdWp1mKY) mentioned on Pg.6 according to the prevailing AQI.

webreathchaos_

I'm a pollution type Pokemon, I've been living in delhi for 23 yrs (my age) and need pollution to live, why would you want me to leave my natural habitat

Outside-Divide-2945

I maybe can move for sometimes but my father especially can't and and even we can't stay out of daily for than 15 days

26Alphabetbutihave5

True bro. People don't understand because it doesn't cause any short term effects. BC I haven't recovered fully after covid, I still have upper chest pain. And at the time when AQI was 500, I had my upper chest tightness.

Even though I sifted to Noida from Delhi, but now I am planning to move completely to some other small city.

masterof000

I evolved from all this and will stay here till i die.

Nipun_pun

Bruh mujhe Delhi mai acne and hairfall nahi tha but Bangalore aakhar ho gaya hai

WarDaddy1939

Jo bhaag gya vo dar gya. mein toh aakhri saas tak idhar hi rahunga, phir chahe vo saas 70 ki age ke badle 50 mein aae. Vaise bhi acha hai jaldi khatam ho jaae ye round. bas 24 saal tak sehn kar liya ye round, kaafi hai.

nahimalum

Itni pyaari metro chhodd ke kahi nhi jaane wala main..

Rajgaurav99

nigroiswhite

I am raised by pollution...aur jisne paal pose kar bada kiya h ..use chor du ma ..kabhi nhi

buddyisticv

https://preview.redd.it/1k0l0gn8qoz91.jpeg?width=2719&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=04cf689761b3f46434399f3675bf20ea88d8495f

shersau

Fact baat btata hu..: pollution ya more than 200 aqi mai rhene se..lund chota ho jata hai......check karlo..ager fake lag rha tho

East-Yam2036

A lot of people recently have been suggesting to leave the city (temporarily or for good) as if its thats easy to just vacate a place completely. OP bhai, its not possible just like that for everyone. Good thing you were able to do so though.

JacardoApoorv

kaha jaye bhai? ghar chordke chale jayein? yaa kaam kaaj chordke chale jayein?

Bro I got all india top rankin civil service just to get posted in Delhi. I am gonna die with my delhi Homies :)

Tiiny13

 Lungs disease and respiratory disorders are the cost of free electricity and water

ashu71029

Consistent_Power_622

+1 on hairfall. Ultra fit people dying due to unsubatained heart attacks speaks volumes about ills of pollution.

Specialist_Bar971

I have to move to Delhi this December for college 😢
Have to compromise health for education ig

Federal_Leg5278

My aunt moved away from Delhi and she has been trying to convince us to move but hila nahi ja raha hai yahan se.

Prestigious-Strain26

Where have you moved to OP, I've been thinking of leaving the city too because I can work from anywhere but unsure where to go to

awkwardvampiree

You merely adopted it, I was born in it, molded by it.

Mysterious_Vanilla52

I'm not actually from Delhi but just a lurker here, I live in Uttarakhand hilly areas and my friend who lives in Delhi told me that he came here sometime ago and air of my area was really fresh it cured his coughing problems.

Beaky_Sneaky_Unlike

veshsongs

Trust me I m planning to leave Delhi and relocate in himachal or uttrakhand from last 5 yrs now..
But been a businessman its not that easy to take such a big step and setup everything in a new city in such times..

munda_dilli_da

What is the reason for the drastic change?

Charlie387

Two and a half packs for anyone unfamiliar with cigarette packaging 

Accurate_Koala_4698

What happened on 27 sept 2024 to make it so clear?

Stoli0000

PotatoPieGaming

On the other hand that’s a lot of value, 50 cigarettes a day for free??

Justhe3guy

So this is what 1875 london or new york looked like, interesting

fauxbeauceron

I smoke 50 cigarettes at happy hour with a double of whiskey. Is this what my insides look like?

OfficeKey3280

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