Overview
- Hundreds of parents, doctors, students and residents gathered at India Gate on 10 November to demand urgent action on Delhi’s prolonged very poor air quality.
- Delhi Police confirmed several preventive detentions for assembling without permission, stating that Jantar Mantar is the designated protest site.
- Participants called for an independent air-quality and public-health commission, audited real-time monitoring, and a national advisory app to issue actionable health alerts.
- Coverage details personal coping strategies, from short-term escapes to hill towns to permanent moves to cities like Bengaluru, while many residents lack the means to leave.
- Commentators attribute the smog to a mix of stubble burning and local sources such as road dust, garbage burning, vehicles and construction, and allege data gaps that may delay stricter GRAP measures.