Lifestyle · 11 November 2025
Delhi Residents Stage Rare Pollution Protest as Air Quality Reaches Hazardous Levels
Photo by Ravi Sharma on Unsplash
Hundreds of Delhi residents gathered at India Gate on Sunday demanding government action against the city's toxic air pollution crisis, with protesters carrying placards reading 'I miss breathing' and 'I just want to breathe'. Police detained dozens of demonstrators, citing lack of permits, as the city's Air Quality Index registered 344 – categorized as 'very poor'. The rare protest highlighted mounting frustration over politicians' inaction on Delhi's annual pollution emergency, which affects the capital's 30 million residents.
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