New Delhi: As the air quality in Delhi and its adjoining areas remains under “very poor” category , a large section of the residents now wish to leave the city due to high pollution level, a recently conducted survey has revealed.

A survey conducted by UC Browser, revealed that Delhiites are looking for a different place to live, due to the increasing level of pollution in the capital. As per the survey, in which more than 16,000 residents took part, an alarming 67% said that they want to leave the city after being adversely affected by pollution.

A total of 16,416 Delhiites voted in this survey, out of which 11, 000 intended to leave the capital for better (less polluted) places, while around 33% people said they were still not ready to leave Delhi.

Most people revealed that they have already started looking for alternatives and by next year they might hardly be there in the city to witness the pollution. Some even said that they have also applied for job transfers.

It was also found in the survey that those who wished to stay back had cited livelihood reasons.

A similar survey conducted by online platform LocalCircles, showed that over 40 per cent residents want to move to another city. While 16 per cent want to travel during the period to escape the toxic environment. When asked, how the pollution affected them and their family in the past week, 13 per cent respondents said one or more of them have visited a hospital already while 29 per cent said one or more of them have visited a doctor already.

Meanwhile, observing that citizens have a fundamental right to breathe clean air, the National Green Tribunal said on Tuesday there is a need to develop a system, with the help of experts, to forecast situations of public health emergency.

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