The Prime Minister's Office has directed pollution agencies to expedite new emissions data and source-apportionment studies to finally create evidence-based solutions for Delhi's air quality. Dust from thousands of kilometers of broken roads and 8,000 tonnes of daily construction waste, combined with 37% of Delhi's vehicles still running on outdated emission standards, reveals the real infrastructure failures behind the crisis. Time-bound road redevelopment plans and stricter industrial norms are now underway with adequate funding promised.

They choke on Delhi's smog, dying silently while politicians trade blame and pollute the air for votes. Despite 1.5 million Indians dying every year from air pollution and millions more suffering, the corridors of power shrug — even rejecting debate demands while urging journalists to "enjoy the air." What's called governance becomes mere optics: sprinklers watered near monitors, distractions like stink-fires and weekend noise raised instead. And each winter, Delhi still struggles to breathe.