India, Nov. 24 -- Delhi's air quality once again raised alarm as pollution levels reached ranges that many residents say feel unbearable. AQI numbers swinging between "poor" and "severe" have become a daily reality, and visitors arriving from cleaner cities abroad report an immediate physical shock.

Kunal Kushwaha, founder of WeMakeDevs, shared his own experience in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that quickly gained attention.

"Leave Delhi, go in debt if you have to," the caption of the post reads.

Kushwaha wrote that he had grown up and studied in Delhi, and for years, never truly felt the full impact of the pollution. Seeing people walking freely without masks or jogging in the early mornings had made him believe that the poor air, w...