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LocalCircles poll: 55% said they would not burn fireworks as they cause air pollution
A total of 19% say that although they “like to burn crackers but they are not available in my town”. (PTI file for representation)
With the national capital grappling with air pollution, 18% households in Delhi-NCR are likely to light firecrackers this Diwali, according to a survey by LocalCircles.
The survey asked residents of Delhi NCR: “What do you plan to do this Diwali in terms of fireworks?”
Of the 10,526 who answered this question, 55% said “they will not burn fireworks as they cause pollution”. A total of 19% say that although they “like to burn crackers but they are not available in my town”. Another 9% said “they will burn crackers and have already got them in NCR towns”; 9% said “they will burn crackers if they know how to get them” while 8% did not give a clear answer. To summarize, 18% households of Delhi NCR surveyed are likely to burn crackers this Diwali.
The survey received over 10,000 responses from residents of Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Faridabad and Ghaziabad. 68% of respondents were male, while 32% were female.
The survey was conducted through the LocalCircles platform, and all participants were verified citizens who were required to be registered with LocalCircles to participate in the survey.
LocalCircles, India’s leading social media platform, helps citizens and small businesses raise policy issues and law enforcement interventions and enables the government to make policies that are citizen and small business friendly.
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