If I hadn't left India, I would have had to live and breathe in this mess otherwise known as the North Block Secretariat, said LV Nilesh, an IAS officer in a post on X.

Sparking a big debate on whether New Delhi's air is bad enough for people to leave the city and importantly at what cost.

For days at a stretch and at shrill volumes, pollution and pollution mitigating measures have been debated in India.

The focus gets sharper in winter months when the stench is in your face - quite literally, the smog driving you to tears, that too, quite literally.

The same smog has been one of the reasons for many people to pack their bags and leave the city for good.

"It was definitely the last nail in the coffin," says Tracy Shilshi, while speaking to India Today.

The prominent news anchor with

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