Is it time to leave Delhi-NCR? People are ‘packing their bags’ due to fear of poisonous air

Do your eyes burn these days as soon as you wake up in the morning? Has strange fatigue and constant cough surrounded you throughout the day? If “yes”, then rest assured, you are not alone. The poisonous air of Delhi-NCR has now brought people to a point where they are asking only one question – “Should we leave this city?”

Recently ‘Smitten PulseAI’ has conducted a survey, and its results really make one think. Come, let us know in very simple language what is going on in the hearts and minds of Delhiites and what preparations the government is making for this.

31% people ‘serious’ about leaving the city
You may be shocked to read this, but the survey shows that 33.6% people The city is preparing to change. There itself, 31% people There are those who are now thinking about this very seriously. These people are not just thinking, but they have also started looking for houses in the mountains or in small towns (where there are fewer factories). People are inquiring about the schools there so that the children can be taken out of this gas chamber and taken to fresh air.

The surprising thing is that 15.2% people So the decision has already been taken and shifted to other places. Everyone wants just one thing – “a little clean air”.

‘Double blow’ on both health and pocket
Pollution is not just blackening your lungs, it is also draining your pockets. According to the survey:

• more than 80% people Are suffering from problems like chronic cough, shortness of breath and fatigue.
• 68.3% people So, in the last one year, I have been visiting doctors only because of pollution related diseases.
• The condition of expenditure is that 85.3% families The budget has deteriorated. Now, along with household ration, masks, medicines and expensive air purifiers have also become a part of everyday life. About 42% people are feeling financial crisis due to this increased expenditure.

Government’s preparation: 6 new ‘spies’ will keep an eye
Well, when people are so worried, the government is also trying. Delhi government has made a new plan to further improve air monitoring. now in town 6 new high-tech air monitoring stations are being installed.

The government aims that this station 15 January Start working till. These will not be ordinary machines, rather they will give ‘real time’ (instant) information. Along with the dangerous particles like PM 2.5 and PM 10 present in the air, it will also tell the direction, speed and weather conditions of the wind.

Where will these stations be located?
These new stations are being set up at special places so that the true causes of pollution can be known:

1. JNU
2. IGNOU
3. Near Malcha Mahal
4. Delhi Cantt
5. Commonwealth Sports Complex
6. Netaji Subhash University of Technology (NSUT West Campus)

The data received from these stations will be shown on the screen so that the general public can also see how the air is in their area. The government believes that getting accurate data will help in identifying ‘hotspots’ of pollution and taking immediate action on them.