Alarming Pollution Level: Expats in Dilemma to Leave or Stay (Delhi) - DNU
New Delhi: The worsening air quality in Delhi has left the expats in a
dilemma about whether to continue living in the national capital or leave for
their respective countries.
Emily Bild, a professional from the UK, says her family which also has two
toddlers has been acclimatising in Delhi, but is in a dilemma whether to leave
or stay here.
"We have three air purifiers in the house. We have also installed an
air quality monitor in the house now and my two-year-old son and three-year-old
daughter are moving around with masks.
"But if the air quality continues to remain the same, I don't think
we have an option other than going back," she added.
Gracy Theo, a psychology student at Delhi University, said, "I am not
moving out and just staying indoors. I am feeling nauseating as I step out but
I cannot leave my course midway so have to somehow deal with the
situation."
"It looks disgusting, it feels disgusting. It's clearly damaging for
anybody who is out in this really badly polluted air. I would have loved to go
back or at least stay indoors but I had to report on the demonetisation
anniversary so had to be in the field today," he said.
Hanne Meldgard, the acting ambassador of Norway, said, "We have an
air cleaning system and we are trying to stay indoors as much as we can."
A toxic haze hanging over Delhi thickened on Wednesday, leading to near
zero visibility at many places, even as air quality slid further.
The air quality index of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had a
score of 487 on a scale of 500, indicating 'severe' levels of pollution, which
can affect even healthy people and "seriously impact" those with
existing diseases.
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