Delhi-NCR-North India air pollution due to parali burning AGAIN

[randomGuy]

In 2023, grap 2 restrictions applied on 21st October 

In 2024, on 22nd October 

In 2025, on 19th October 

 

From today, situation gets even worse to grap 3 and 4.

 

Same time, same parali burning situation in Punjab. Your nations health, life expectancy, productivity, gdp, tourism international image everything drops due to parali burning in punjab @Gollum 

 

 

 

 

 

[Gollum]

14 minutes ago, randomGuy said:

In 2023, grap 2 restrictions applied on 21st October 

In 2024, on 22nd October 

In 2025, on 19th October 

 

From today, situation gets even worse to grap 3 and 4.

 

Same time, same parali burning situation in Punjab. Your nations health, life expectancy, productivity, gdp, tourism international image everything drops due to parali burning in punjab @Gollum 

 

 

 

 

 

Watch usual suspects blame Diwali for this. 

[randomGuy]

13 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Watch usual suspects blame Diwali for this. 

Diwali has mostly nothing to do....you can see above,dates are the same, whereas diwali in 2023 was 12th nov, 2024 was 1st nov, 2025 is 20th October....and this severe , dangerous aqi will persist all November and extremely bad aqi even in December January.

 

This all started in 2014, before 2014 it was all fine. I spent my entire life in Delhi. Now, sadly, avoid it during this time. I am out visiting my relatives in ajmer.

Edited October 20 by randomGuy

[cowboysfan]

if you read the news  its all because of Crackers,indian news is the worst.

[Gollum]

Librats have already put all the blame on Diwali. As someone said, Ukraine-Russia, Israel-Hamas have been in war for so long, so many explosions there, but one night (couple of hours in my area) of cracker burning is the source of all air pollution on this planet. And this agenda is peddled by people who sit in their AC rooms whole day, who have multiple fuel guzzling SUVs, and some even frequent travelers on private planes. 

[randomGuy]

7 hours ago, Gollum said:

Librats have already put all the blame on Diwali. As someone said, Ukraine-Russia, Israel-Hamas have been in war for so long, so many explosions there, but one night (couple of hours in my area) of cracker burning is the source of all air pollution on this planet. And this agenda is peddled by people who sit in their AC rooms whole day, who have multiple fuel guzzling SUVs, and some even frequent travelers on private planes. 

 

8 hours ago, cowboysfan said:

if you read the news  its all because of Crackers,indian news is the worst.

 

 

AQI was already at pre-diwali levels within 12-15 hrs after diwali... diwali is just a 1 day event.

 

Now, it will gradually worsen from here and Grap 3 n 4 will have to be enforced in next fortnight due to parali. That has been the pattern.

[Teengunalagaan]

If we can only ask serious questions, issues responsible for the pollution in the country are"

 

1. Stubble burning (mostly applicable to North India)
2. Power generation form Thermal power plants
3. Lack of quality public transport, responsible for emission from too many vehicles on road

4. No regulation and enforcement of controlling dust from construction

5. Lack of green spaces and footpath in the cities

 

Blaming Diwali is nothing but intellectual mast*rbation, firecrackers are just a political tool.

I remember during Beijing Olympics pollution was a national embarrassment for China, they went on a war footing after that.

[kepler37b]

It is the dilli wallahs that should take action.

 

Where are the large scale protests demanding a cleaner environment? Where is the group level action?

 

404 not found.

 

Unless the collective action happens, NOTHING is going to improve. 

 

And please be reminded that this is one of the costliest RE in the world.

 

 

[randomGuy]

13 minutes ago, kepler37b said:

It is the dilli wallahs that should take action.

 

Where are the large scale protests demanding a cleaner environment? Where is the group level action?

 

404 not found.

 

Unless the collective action happens, NOTHING is going to improve. 

 

And please be reminded that this is one of the costliest RE in the world.

 

 

In Delhi, 1. people don't burn garbage, atleast not as much as other cities 2. Vehicle Pollution control is strictly implemented unlike other cities.

 

Civic sense in Delhi is atrocious but sadly, it is better than other cities of south, north n west India. This tells how bad our(India's) civic sense is.

 

Delhi is located between aravali hills n Himalayas. Geography plays a big part, plus no. 1 factor is parali burning. Refer to India topographical map

 

[kepler37b]

1 minute ago, randomGuy said:

In Delhi, 1. people don't burn garbage, atleast not as much as other cities 2. Vehicle Pollution control is strictly implemented unlike other cities.

 

Civic sense in Delhi is atrocious but sadly, it is better than other cities of south, north n west India. This tells how bad our(India's) civic sense is.

 

Delhi is located between aravali hills n Himalayas. Geography plays a big part, plus no. 1 factor is parali burning. Refer to India topographical map

Man..the reason is not even up for debate. Completely agree with you. 

 

I want to see large scale protests/hartals by dilli wallahs. Without that nothing is going to happen in a electoral democracy. 

[randomGuy]

 

 

[Lord]

Punjab was devastated by massive floods this year, so that effect should be lesser this year.

 

However AAP govt is the main culprit. They have not taken measures like Haryana Govt did and not provided machines to farmers to dispose off the stubble. Sirsa even accused them of forcing farmers to burn stubbles

 

Having said that, smoke settling in Delhi is a Delhi issue. Both Delhi and Gurgaon are overcrowded concrete jungles. 

[Lord]

9 hours ago, randomGuy said:

 

 

 

AQI was already at pre-diwali levels within 12-15 hrs after diwali... diwali is just a 1 day event.

 

Now, it will gradually worsen from here and Grap 3 n 4 will have to be enforced in next fortnight due to parali. That has been the pattern.

 

Not disagreeing with overall view but people start burning crackers few days before Diwali atleast in North India.

[bsriharsha]

Govts need to give some incentive in order for farmers to not burn stubble aside from providing collection depots etc. 

 

Look at initiatives which can produce biofuel etc. Or at the very least , burn it to generate electricity at controlled permitted pollution levels. 

[New guy]

21 hours ago, kepler37b said:

It is the dilli wallahs that should take action.

 

Where are the large scale protests demanding a cleaner environment? Where is the group level action?

 

404 not found.

 

Unless the collective action happens, NOTHING is going to improve. 

 

And please be reminded that this is one of the costliest RE in the world.

 

 

Exactly, it's them and their families directly affected. If they don't care so much no point in everyone else burning their blood.

[gattaca]

lol people are talking about protests in India it is survival for daily roti. People don’t have time. The only people who complain are rich and upper middle class. The poor and lower middle class are always in survival mode. The poor and lower middle class bear and suffer this in silence. 

Edited October 22 by gattaca

[Lord]

AQI back to 255. 

[Lord]

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/delhi-air-pollution-aqi-after-diwali-mumbai-kolkata-toxic-air-top-polluted-cities-2806689-2025-10-22

[bharathh]

14 hours ago, gattaca said:

lol people are talking about protests in India it is survival for daily roti. People don’t have time. The only people who complain are rich and upper middle class. The poor and lower middle class are always in survival mode. The poor and lower middle class bear and suffer this in silence. 

 

They had time to protest for street dogs, though, funnily enough. 

[Lord]

12 hours ago, bharathh said:

 

They had time to protest for street dogs, though, funnily enough. 

 

and cancer shitting pigeons