Written By: Mishika Gupta | Published : November 28, 2025 11:59 AM IST
Delhi and NCR witness one of the most alarming pollution days of the season as the air quality index shoots up to a shocking 587 in Indirapuram, placing the region in a hazardous zone. Former IPS officer and ex-lieutenant governor Kiran Bedi said that the toxic smoke feels like the earlier days of the Covid pandemic, saying that the air "feels like a health emergency all over again". Her strong appeal to PMO has raised a very important conversation regarding Delhi air pollution. Children are visiting their school, residents are falling sick, and Delhi is getting choked under the toxic air; the situation demands urgent action.
Delhi AQI increased up to 587 and has also reached to the NCR region. This level of pollution is considered as hazardous plus severe means everyone including healthy, elderly people, is at risk of respiratory issues, headache, irritation, and eyes and long term lung damage. People who are living in Indirapuram admitted that they feel burning sensation, difficulty in breathing and a thick blanket of haze covering the area throughout the day. P.m. 2.5 and p.m. 10 levels to be drastically above safe limits, raising serious health concerns, environmental sensors confirmed.
Kiran Bedi raised her concern regarding the pollution on X, saying that the current pollution level feels like Covid again, as people are being forced to stay indoor, especially children and elderly citizens.
VIDEO | Delhi: Asked about her social media post seeking the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) intervention to address Delhi's air pollution crisis, former Puducherry Lt Governor and ex-IPS officer Kiran Bedi says,"...I have requested the honourable Prime Minister's leadership pic.twitter.com/yOnzustepn
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She also shared that she kept her children at home due to suffocating air and the requested citizens to take pollution seriously. Her comparison shows that how severe Delhi air pollution is and the helplessness that many families are experiencing.
In her X post, she directly appealed to Prime Minister office, calling for strict and proactive steps. She even told that increasing pollution cannot be blamed only on winters or stubble burning.
She mentioned the need for:
Her message has connected a lot of people who were demanding quick actions from the Central government regarding Delhi pollution.
There are very prominent reasons behind the pollution getting worse in Delhi such as vehicle emission, industrial fumes, stagnant water, construction dust, waste burning, and smoke from crop residue. These deadly factors create a combination of toxic cloud that stays trapped over the city due to low wind speed and temperature inversion. According to experts, warning, Delhi annual winter smoke is now becoming a public health. Emergency, not just environmental issue.
Taking these precaution can help reduce immediate health risk.
Kiran Bedi request to PMO is a rising concern. With such an extreme AQI level 578, Delhi is facing health problem that requires urgent intervention. The toxic air is affecting children's, senior citizens, workers, and daily commuters. Less strong steps are taken. City will continuously battle air emergency every winter.
