In Delhi-NCR, 40% want to leave city: Survey

New Delhi: Over 40% residents of Delhi and NCR want to move to another city because of bad air quality while 16% want to travel during the period, according to a new survey. The survey with over 17,000 respondents from Delhi and NCR region has found that 13% resident believe that they have no option but to cope with rising pollution levels.

“Over 40% residents said they would like to leave Delhi NCR and move somewhere else while 31% said they would stay in Delhi NCR and would equip themselves with air purifiers, masks, plants etc,” according to findings of the survey done by online platform “LocalCircles”. “While 16% people said they would stay in Delhi NCR but travel during this period of toxic pollution, 13% said they would stay here and have no option but to cope with rising pollution levels,” it added.

When asked how pollution affected their health in the past week, 13% respondents said a family member has visited a hospital while 29% said one or more have visited a doctor. “Some 44% respondents said they were having health problems related to pollution but have not visited a doctor or hospital and only 14% people said they have had no impact of pollution on health,” according to the survey. The Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority has banned construction activities in Delhi-NCR till Tuesday as of now.