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I take your leave, Mumbai
Updated On: 01 December, 2019 07:19 AM IST | Mumbai | Gitanjali Chandrasekharan
Rising pollution levels in the political and financial capitals of the country are making people, especially young parents quit jobs and leave home. But where do you go when you've lived in the metro all your life?
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Worli resident Pavan Lall, 43, says rampant construction, the resultant pollution and monsoon flooding made him consider leaving Mumbai. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar
Air pollution in Delhi is such a trending topic, that it has its own Twitter handle. That, for a change perhaps, politicians are being pulled up for not attending critical meetings on an issue of national importance. You want to laugh when Sameer Sewak, 29, says, "We don't see blue skies in Delhi. On the few occasions it happens, people bring out their phones to take pictures."
But you don't. Because Sewak ends the thought with, "it's not worth it." The country's capital has been at the centre of a raging conversation about pollution since Diwali this year after its Air Quality Index (AQI) touched 999 in some areas (reading beyond that is not possible). The 'Okay' limit is 60. By comparison, post-Diwali Mumbai saw an AQI of 80.
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