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LocalCircles survey: 55% stated that they “will not be burning (firecrackers) as they cause pollution”
A total of 19% stated that although they “like to burn crackers but they aren’t available in my city”. (PTI File for representation)
As the national capital grapples with air pollution, 18% Delhi-NCR families are likely to burn crackers this Diwali, according to a LocalCircles survey.
The survey asked residents of Delhi NCR: “What do you plan to do this Diwali in regard to firecrackers?”
Of the 10,526 who responded to the query, 55% stated that they “will not be burning (firecrackers) as they cause pollution”. A total of 19% stated that although they “like to burn crackers but they aren’t available in my city”. Another 9% stated that they “will burn crackers and have already got them from NCR cities”; 9% stated that they “will burn crackers and know how to get them” while 8% did not give a clear answer. To sum up, 18% Delhi NCR families surveyed are likely to burn crackers this Diwali.
The survey received over 10,000 responses from residents of Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Faridabad and Ghaziabad. A total of 68% respondents were men, while 32% respondents were women.
The survey was conducted via LocalCircles platform, and all participants were validated citizens who had to be registered with LocalCircles to participate in this survey.
LocalCircles, India’s leading Community Social Media platform, enables citizens and small businesses to escalate issues for policy and enforcement interventions and enables the government to make policies that are citizen and small business centric.
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