Public sentiment around Delhi's air pollution crisis reflects profound frustration and anxiety over the government's perceived negligence and inaction. Citizens express a sense of helplessness, with a strong demand for urgent accountability, action, and community unity to address the worsening air quality that threatens health and well-being, especially for vulnerable populations. Many voices highlight a disconnect between political priorities and public health needs.

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Central Government of India

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Melodic-Lecture-8856

Hospital in cancer ward.
But it usually takes more than 5 years in most people. Most people will see consequences only in late 50s .

Smoothercat

it’s smarter to live within 100km of delhi (close enough for daily travel, but far enough to breathe)

you can still travel for work easily, but staying in delhi won’t be worth in the next 10 years

the government clearly has no plan to fix the air pollution.

this yr it’s so bad my eyes and my throat burning

Salman0Ansari

  
~~Kathmandu~~, Bhutan,  difficult to get citizenship !! they prefer more civilized people. even if you visit as a tourist a mandatory tour guide is must to accompany you.  very very neat and clean little country. 

EDIT:- Galti se mistake, Bhuatn ki jagah Kathmadu likh dia :(((((

Yog_Maya

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Work from home ( uttrakhand ) if possible

Glad_Objective1318

My bro asking the right questions. I've been researching on this too.

steve_rogers809

I thanks my parents because of them we have multiple houses in good peaceful small cities with good AQI, took WFH before diwali and moved there for 2 months

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OPIUmTUXEDO

Leon_S_Kennedy77

Sudden-Resident-3638

Great-Appointment-49

I am thinking to shift to Udaipur, Ahemdabad, vadodara or Goa. Will live in those citites for few weeks.

PlentyPanic8652

Thanos2306

MagnificentManiac

Chandigarh probably if you want to stay in North India
Or Ahmedabad if you can shift base

Rajmachawalranter007

Canada. Lol. Didn't it ever occur to you that people should act first to clean their cities? 

The_Arianos

Bhai ye saal jinda bachh ja age ka baadme dekhte

humanisum

Key_Masterpiece6622

Voting booth to keep BJP for another five years

Alarming-Anybody-172

I think the capital should be shifted back to kolkata 

( with bjp govt in bengal )

Bhishon_Kelabo

Not in south pls. Good and educated people like u should stay in north.

Regular_War7387

Kerala doesn’t exist, please don’t come here.

peepshowsophie

Delhi gov is not even accepting that there’s any problem. Unke hisaab se sab changa si
Email karke dekh lete hai, but I don’t think kuch zyada fark padega usse

There’s a guy who has filed a PIL on this to fight legally. We should support him and more such people. So that he’s able to build a strong case in court

impossible-webb

bhai bahar nikalti hee dhamake ho rhe hai

Because the conversations stops at blaming. "It's stubble burning, it's crackers, it's vehicles". 

To unite we need to not worry about solutions and simply demand better. It's policy makers' responsibility to employ experts and figure it out, but here every commenter acts as if they know everything and nobody else has figured it out yet.

bogas04

Common people have so many other problems that pollution comes very low on the priority list

samfisher999

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Because we are being conditioned to look away from the root cause. AQI in most of the major cities in India is between 100-200. If stubble burning were stopped then we would achieve similar levels of AQI in Delhi.

We are ignoring satelite data, visual proof of fires burning in Punjab and the drift of smoke over the entire north. We are using a non scientific method of calculating the contribution of stubble burning.

If you replace science with politics this is what happens.

Honest-Finger-3684

You all will die soon of cancer or a multi organ failure if you continue to vote for Beef Janatha Party and #NAMO #YOGI.

picircle

mogli k against koi kuch bol sakta hai kya?

last year kejru k against protes kar diya tha bjpee walo ne uss time protes was no political,

iss saal protes citzens ne kiya tha but it was poltikal as per bjpeeians.

sasti-chaddi

Karke dekh lete hain lekin
Spam karne se farq nhi parega.

Thought9090

You can find a name and a place to assign the blame, doesn’t make the problem go away - unfortunately we are collectively too dumb to understand that in a truly bipartisan manner

Aggravating-Moose748

Lets all demand all industries be moved to cleaner fuels?

Fancy_Door_4383

Last 10 saal se pollution ki problem chal rhi hai? No mass level mobilisation was done. Is saal aisa kya different hai?

wickedGamer65

Easy fix, ghr ke andar jalao pataake 🤷🏻

ch1ntoo

Same dude, I told them I am gonna order air purifier. They said aisa kuch nhi hota 😭 or saare gate khol diye

silly_smile_spreader

omg I told my father im feeling nauseous and my eyes are watering due to pollution he said ki bahar park me 5 chakkar kaatke aao sab theek ho jaaega. Kuch nhi hota pollution 😃

crsipywaterr

agar parents concepts samjhne lagte toh duniya hi badal jaati

marlflake

MY PARENTS DON'T UNDERSTAND ANY KIND OF POLLUTION

Every-Ad-7651

I am sure your parents only believe in parali pollution.

Upstairs_Skirt_2207

I told my father to wear mask at least while going out and he was like "koi jarurat nhi h, lungs abhi majboot h abhi hamare"  😑

shreysh

I commented on the noida sub yesterday that people don't seem to care much about pollution cause the major effects are not instantaneous. Abhi ek din mein bhimar krdene vaali cheez hoti toh sab chupchap gharpe hote.

Competitive-City7761

jab cough shuru joga tab smjh jayenge khud hi

Longjumping_Day_3893

Yeah, same with my parents they think outside air is always fresh. Hard to explain that “fresh” doesn’t mean “clean” anymore.

kirtig677

I bought an air purifier for the house. My mom covered it with a piece of cloth to avoid getting it dirty 🙈  i am telling them to close the doors at-least the days when AQI is high. Nothing. Failed.

Jovee01

Same, they are opening doors again and again, I especially bought dyson back in April for this season. Even if the aqi inside drops a little, someone comes or they go out.

Suspicious-Plan-8464

My parents do the same thing every morning

Playful-Tower3068

Candid_Assistance935

Honestly, can we ever explain parents anything

Tompatri

They might need some real examples 😀, face ko white rumal se saaf karke maa ke haat mei rakh do

boom-hurt

yompcat

Beta subah jaldi utha karo sab theek rahega 😎

ChempakLal

My Father now thinks that pollution and global warming is Islamist propaganda. He called a dog that was getting scared and barking an Islamist dog (that was a joke, but that still is his way to cope.)

Former-Independent91

I do feel like more of a ventilation issue. Like my father as well. He feels kinda suffocated if he cant physically see that wind can come through one door and out the other.

lazy_kapootz

Get it yourself, they'll see the change and will use it

rot_ros

How to convince them to get an air purifier

AGuywithBigMouth

My learning from using air filters in delhi for more than 10 years. 

1. Indoor air quality closely mirrors outdoor conditions. If the AQI outside is 400, expect ~350 indoors without purification. Toxic air outside almost always means toxic air inside.
2. People often confuse pollution with germs. It helps to explain that pollution isn’t about “resistance”—it’s more like being forced to smoke.
3. Government measures are usually ineffective. Despite strong research, responses—from odd-even rules to school closures during peak pollution days—have had little meaningful impact.
4. Air purifiers require regular upkeep. Cleaning the pre-filter every few weeks (ideally with a vacuum) is essential; without this, performance drops quickly.
5. Every room needs its own purifier. One device for an entire home doesn’t work.
6. You also need independent air quality sensors. They show how well your setup is working overall. Built-in displays on purifiers only reflect the air immediately around the device.
7. Use a fan along with the purifier to improve circulation and increase the purifier’s effective coverage, especially if it sits in a corner.
8. Switch off purifiers while sweeping. Otherwise, they pull in dust and shorten the filter’s life.
9.Use a N95 mask for exercising (pretty types like surgical masks are useless against PM2.5 particles). 
9. Exercising time is when you breathe the most. When I go out for a 30 minute walk, my N96 takes only 2 weeks to turn all black. So lungs must also be blackening fast for residents.

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Distinct_Swim_6756

Abhi koi aayega aur bolega pehle 10 saal se kyun nahi bole aur lau*a lass*n

Haan haan pata hai, previous state government bhi reason hai aur current bhiii

More importantly centre is equally responsible!

aabra-ka-dabra

Bootlickers who are going like why protest against BJP when AAP was in Power, BJP completely ignored, manipulated and suppressed the issue when it has all the power to make an actual change being at Central and State government levels.

ArnavJ213

It’s not about any political party, it’s simply about how the situation is being handled right now. We can’t justify today’s inaction by saying previous governments didn’t face protests. That’s like continuing self harm even after knowing exactly how harmful it is. Delhi is choking, people are suffering, and blaming the past won’t fix what’s happening today.

SpyJigu

Any and all action on pollution control should be in public domain. Inaction has to be made accountable.

_New_Salad

The country is doomed.

A sinking ship with far too many holes that can be plugged.
Worst part being the fact that the occupants of this ship themselves are making holes at every possible opportunity.

mogunshogun

Bihar had an opportunity to elect better representatives to get Better policies and Better quality of life and but they chose otherwise. People suffer as a result of their poor decisions.

lasekakh

It's Nehru's fault that pollution is so high in Delhi

sam_samantha_hyd

Even with 10engines, BJP will only fill its own pockets with money and people’s ears with hate.

Sad-Particular2906

Kamal krte ho BJP ko kaam krne k liye bol diya, social media pe BS krna hai to bolo.

WishFit2544

pYr0492

Kuch mat bolo bhai, Hindu khatre mei aajaayega

primusautobot

Bjpee has mastered art of data manipulation. Nobody gives a flyin F, nobody questions them.

They have manipulated so much facts  so much data by now that this sensor manipulation doesn't seem any shockin problem to me.

roj ka hai for bjpee. lmao

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China is also an atheist state, and promotes atheism, a major contributing factor in what that country is today.

mayank2906

Election is more important than delhi public for BJP.. Worst govt for delhi

Elegant_Heart665

atishay001001

NedStark2021

I feel we are at a point where it is not about why they cannot do this and that but actually do they even want to do it? Deep pockets and lobbying has got everyone in the power eat, sleep, fuck repeat. Or just invest in arab nations, get golden visa and chill there. Atp i am not even expecting anything to happen tbh

denniz_jhnsn

4 engine Govt is busy prepping whatsapp forwards and spreading tan tana tan!

letskeepgoingnow

Nothing is stopping them, SCs should intervene but they are not interested either. Bas yehi baat hai ki kisan vote bank ko koi touch bhi nhi kar kyunki saare power ke bhuke hai. Power hai toh corruption hai, paisa hai

Feisty-Snow-1878

&gt;What is stopping Delhi from doing it when it now has a 4 engine BJP government?

What is instead stopping the 4 engine BJP government from manipulating all the data and robbing the exchequer?  What is stopping the 4 engine BJP government from collecting taxes on expenditure due to pollution -- hospitalization, equipment such as air purifiers, even cremation.

find_a_rare_uuid

The joke is that when BJ has all the state govt &amp; central govt, which is likely due to vote chori, they'll start blaming tha "bahari takaten" aka international forces trying to defame India.

These spineless will never be accountable for anything and nor be responsible for anything, except for "Vikaas".

kjell_morgan

Because Beijing is part of an authoritarian state where the government doesn't need to cater to demands of anyone

Here try to penalise stubble burning (largest source of pollution atm) and so called annyadattas will be on the streets threatening to vote for someone else, industry/factory owners will continuously lobby for lower standards and requirements etc 

Political parties first and foremost care about staying in power, so they won't take any action that jeopardises thier votes and funding

Action can only be taken if the majority of the population protests for it. But the majority consists of poor and uneducated for aren't even aware let alone care for this issue

Dry-Fondant4684

naturaltiming

Delhi people will still vote for Blowj0b P@rty next elections. I hate to be this pessimistic but let’s be real.

LaMusicista

Wo thoda Punjab ke parali ke baare me bhi bol dete , to sahi cause pe discussion ho jata

NewWheelView

Speaking of spraying, are those anti-smog machines on trucks going about even effective in any way? They seem to me rather like using an umbrella in a hurricane.

FelixPlatypus

whatajoke007

True. Yaar ab action le lo. Isliye BJP ko vote kia tha maine

OutOfContexxt

Air purifier is only about 30-40% effective! It filters through micro particles but not nano particles, which are even more easier to deposit deep in lungs. It also can not filter through hazardous gases at all.

Mildly_Apocalyptic

Why would the govt. deprioritise religious ambitions for such paltry issues, you anti-national!?

Master_Army7765

The rest of us can go and vote to bring the same vishwaguru govt back in power for eternity

Dull-Connection647

China don’t have freedom of speech, and its leadership is full of engineers. Responsible leaders would do what they are capable of thinking.

404LogicNotFoundNow

i’m not saying you’re the only one who can’t afford a purifier, but if you think the government’s just ‘watching’ while you’re coughing, guess who’s making the money from the air‑cleaning business?

No-Spell-1295

Hour_Part8530

Delhi aqi is shit.. fact

Bejing doesn't manipulate data is lol

The_The_Dude

krieginc

this is truly scary. I used to live in Delhi for college 2 years back. I can't imagine living there now. especially the new borns, it would be so scary for the parents to just take school going kids and relocate. The amount of money and stress for that. how do normal people love thru this. not everyone can afford an air purifier and even w that it's not like one is always staying indoors.

Emotional-Theory-694

the_emperor_king

Why dont we email Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and request them to replicate the Brahmapuram Transformation model?

Acrobatic-Bass-5873

China has also used mist cannons. Google it.

Thick-Ad-6366

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