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Delhi air pollution | Class divide | Migrant workers | AQI crisis | Health inequality
Why the poor breathe more poison than the rich in India’s capital
Air pollution, poverty, and survival in Delhi

Delhi’s air pollution is not just an environmental crisis — it is a brutal class divide written into the lungs of the city’s poorest. While the wealthy retreat into air-purified homes, sealed offices, and filtered cars, millions of migrant and working-class families have no escape. For them, toxic air is not seasonal — it is permanent.

This video explores how air pollution disproportionately targets migrant workers, daily wage earners, drivers, construction workers, vendors, and domestic workers who must work outdoors no matter how severe the AQI becomes. Missing a day of work means losing food. The choice is cruelly simple: breathe poison or go hungry.

We break down the science behind PM2.5, rising cases of COPD among non-smokers, and how air pollution is now one of the leading causes of death in India. The video also exposes policy gaps — why pollution is still not recognised as an occupational hazard, why welfare schemes exclude informal workers, and how healthcare systems fail during smog emergencies.

This is not just about Delhi. It is about who pays the hidden cost of development — with their health, income, and life expectancy.

Watch till the end to understand why air pollution is India’s most unequal crisis.