Everyday delhites wake up to news like “Thick Layer of smog envelopes Delhi, ‘severe’ pollution likely to enter emergency zone today” or “New Delhi is choking on smog and there’s no end in sight”. Every Delhite consumers up to 20 cigarettes a day without even touching that Goldflake’s box. Air Pollution in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) has been witnessing new parameters of harmful air in the capital region at extreme Level in past few months. Although, this problem has been addressed at several occasions since 1990s due to which Mr. M.C. Mehta, a great environmentalist filed PIL against air pollution issue, even then, there is no serious concern and no effective actions are taken to control the immense pollution. Delhi Government has been conducting ineffective methods of controlling air pollution and there is no urgent consideration for this issue. The Air quality Index has been hitting the unhealthy category since 2010. And in 2019, there has been just two days below 50 AQI ( Air quality Index ) which is considered to be healthy and above 50 starts to create little imbalance in air. It has been more than 100 at present, which is an unhealthy state for elderly and people with weak-immune system. In certain regions, it is even above 200, which is very harmful and unhealthy air to breath and causing a lot of health issues, air imbalance in the environment and endangerment to manhood.

The air quality index cannot be compared with previous years as many problems are arising. Instead, we should focus on decreasing its normal state by implementing some effective actions. It is extremely disheartening to know that human beings are just comparing the statics of the pollution rate falling with every passing year. However, the impact it makes on people is a serious issue and government should really make this issue a priority right now because it is, we, the people of India who are suffering the most right now.

Moreover, this issue is only been discussed when winters are around the corner and not the other time due to smog and other factors. Air quality index remains the same throughout the year, which is extremely unhealthy and causing serious issues to the people. The government has been initiating several multi-dimensional plans for a clean and purified air by 2024 but nothing is certain before that period. Should human beings continue to live in such degraded quality of air and cause damage to their respiratory organs? Imagine the amount of lung cancers and asthma patients India will be witnessing soon.

Government of India needs to come with better plans and policies unlike odd-even, which has no impact and proved to be a failure. Delhi and Mumbai can soon emerge as the smoke-chambers of world with unsustainable means of living due to rapid industrialization and commercialization.

This petition requests the learned members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to pass a bill for special protection and control of pollution in North India and make it mandatory for all the companies in the said region to have a Corporate Social Responsibility towards environment. It is not the cars but industries generating the pollution across globe. Eventually everyone is going to suffer. However, every such problem comes with a solution. The solution is none other to prevent the root of such pollution. Industries must come up with an alternative than dumping the waste to water bodies or polluting the air through factory’s tall chimney. We need to address the health-related issues everyone is suffering due to this growing pollution like breathlessness, irritated eyes, throat and nose, headache, vision issues, heart and lungs problem etc.

Moreover, due to blurred and total invisibility, the flights especially during winters get delayed causing trouble to various airlines. It certainly makes the transportation facilities in the city troublesome.  The lack of clean air in the environment also results in the violation of Article 21 of the Constitution i.e. Right to life. The Article of the constitution also known as the “heart” of the constitution includes various rights, one among them being the "right to clean and healthy environment" which is pollution-free.

This petition has been filed in good faith towards our environment and aims to achieve following goals:

1.     Instigate government to take an immediate-action towards the said matter.

2.     Encourage the citizens of India to take necessary measures to prevent pollution in Indian metropolitan cities like New Delhi.

3.     Make it mandatory for all the companies to have a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) towards environment.

4.     Create awareness in society for a pollution-free environment.

5.      Limit the industrialization level in New Delhi and NCR.

Please sign the petition if you are in a long-lasting quest to breathe a breeze of fresh air in your own city. Please sign this petition if you support our cause and feel suffocated living and breathing in your own city. Please sign this petition if you have breathing issues and are suffering from various diseases due to this smog. Please sign this petition to SAVE DELHI FROM TANKING INTO THIS SMOG AND BECOMING INVISIBLE.

We request everyone reading this petition to spread awareness and share this as much as possible. WAKE UP DELHI before it is too late.