Amid the dropping air quality, three in four Delhi-NCR families have one or more members with sore throat, cough and burning eyes, a survey by LocalCircles has found.
The survey received over 32,000 responses from Delhi-NCR residents located in the cities of Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Faridabad and Ghaziabad. While 69% respondents were men, 31% respondents were women.
75% FAMILIES HAVE ONE OR MORE MEMBERS WITH SORE THROAT, COUGH AND BURNING EYES; 38% HAVE SOMEONE WITH BREATHING DIFFICULTY
The survey asked residents of Delhi-NCR: ‘What all are the ailments you or members of your family in Delhi-NCR are now experiencing due to the air pollution?’
This query received 10,366 responses with some indicating more than one option. A majority or 75% of respondents indicated ‘sore throat and/ or cough’ and 75% indicated ‘burning eyes’. Among other health problems, 38% of respondents indicated ‘breathing difficulty/ asthma’; 38% indicated ‘runny nose and/or congestion’; 38% indicated ‘anxiety and/or difficulty in concentrating’; 25% of respondents shared ‘difficulty in sleeping’; and 13% shared that they or their family members have developed problem of ‘headache’. However, 13% of respondents stated that they have ‘no issues at all due to pollution’. To sum up, 75% of Delhi-NCR families have one or more members with sore throat, cough and burning eyes; 38% have someone with breathing difficulty.
60% PLAN TO CONSUME IMMUNITY BOOSTING FOODS; 50% PLAN TO WEAR ANTI-POLLUTION MASK
As households continue to invest in air purifiers and try to limit travel during peak hours, the survey asked Delhi-NCR residents on its platform ‘How do you and your family plan to cope with the poor air quality in the coming months?’ Of the 9,735 Delhi-NCR residents who responded to the survey query, 60% indicated that they plan to consume immunity boosting foods, while 50% plan to wear anti-pollution masks to prevent breathing of polluting air which can cause great health problems, particularly to those with breathing issues.
The survey data shows that 10% of respondents plan to use ‘anti-pollution mask’; 30% indicated that they plan to ‘increase consumption of immunity boosting foods’; 10% of respondents indicated use of mask and air purifiers at home; while 10% indicated mask and immunity boosting foods. Another 20% indicated they would do all three, while the remaining 20% of respondents stated that they ‘do not plan to do anything’
The survey data shows that 1 in 2 Delhi-NCR residents surveyed are likely to use an anti-pollution face mask, while 60% of those surveyed indicated that they plan to increase consumption of immunity boosting foods and 30% of respondents plan to use air purifiers at home.
76% RATED STUBBLE BURNING IN PUNJAB, HARYANA AND UP AS KEY CAUSE OF AIR POLLUTION
The survey next asked respondents, ‘What all according to you are the key causes of air pollution in Delhi and NCR this year?’ This query received 12,067 responses with some indicating more than one reason.
Key cause of high air pollution was attributed by 76% of the respondents to ‘stubble burning by farmers in Punjab, Haryana and UP’; 71% of respondents attributed it to ‘manual road sweeping’; 59% to ‘industrial and power plant emissions’; 59% to ‘road and construction dust’; 53% to ‘motor vehicle emissions’; 53% to ‘diesel generator emissions’; 47% to ‘waste burning’ and 6% of respondents opted for ‘can’t say’.
LocalCircles is a Community Social Media platform that enables citizens and small businesses to escalate issues for policy and enforcement interventions and enables the Government to make policies that are citizen and small business centric.
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