American entrepreneur Bryan Johnson, who is in Bengaluru currently as a part of his six-day visit to India, on Thursday shared a post on his X account highlighting the air pollution crisis across Indian cities.
Every winter, residents of several Indian cities are left gasping for breath as air pollution levels soar. This year was no exception, with the Air Quality Index of Delhi reaching the 'Severe Plus' category on multiple days.
Johnson, in his post, attached a photo of The Oberoi Hotel in Bengaluru that showed PM 2.5 concentration levels in their rooms at 6 a.m. on December 5 alongside information about PM 2.5 levels in cities worldwide from New York to Tokyo, all of which had higher levels.
The hotel claimed it had smart filters in every room.
"Hotel selling clean air as a service", the tech millionaire wrote, sharing the image.
Johnson posted the photo at 10 a.m., and as of 2:00 p.m., it has already gone viral with nearly 2.1 lakh views.
Hotel selling clean air as a service pic.twitter.com/YUwn3PrNsh
December 5, 2024Earlier, the US tech millionaire in multiple posts on X highlighted the air pollution issues in cities like Delhi and Mumbai.
Solving air quality in India is more important than curing cancer.
December 4, 2024
🧵 https://t.co/MMzGC6XNrPJohnson had also posted about facing issues like throat and eye burn after landing in Mumbai on December 2.
"I arrived in Mumbai yesterday, and even with air purifiers in my hotel room and wearing an N95 mask outside, my throat and eyes burn. I agree, it's a pretty serious health situation," Johnson posted on X.
This is accurate. I arrived in Mumbai yesterday and even with air purifiers in my hotel room and wearing a N95 mask outside, my throat and eyes burn. I agree, it's a pretty serious health situation.
December 1, 2024The CEO, who is in India to promote his book 'Don't Die', has also stirred debate about deteriorating air quality across Indian cities on the social media platform.
Commenting on the latest post, tech influencer Debarghya Das said the trend was spreading across India.
He shared a similar photo where the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi claimed to have an AQI of 58, while the city had an AQI of 397.
Selling clean air as a service is a pan-India hotel phenomenon https://t.co/MlDkXStA5Q pic.twitter.com/IJE283MBUe
December 5, 2024Other X users also joined in sharing their experience of dealing with the plummeting air quality in their cities.
“In most of the world you go outside for fresh air—in India you go inside,” a user said.
In most of the world you go outside for fresh air—in India you go inside.
December 5, 2024“I am in Bangalore! Bangalore is much better than other Indian cities,” another commented.
I am in Bangalore! Bangalore is much better than other Indian cities.
December 5, 2024Another user pointed out a similar trend in one of the shopping malls in Delhi.
shopping malls in delhi be flexing as well pic.twitter.com/05MniAyY5Z
December 5, 2024In another post on X, Johnson also highlighted the dangers of normalising air pollution by sharing a photo of India Gate in Delhi under a thick blanket of smog.
“Breathing the air is like smoking multiple cigarettes a day. Yet no one wears a mask or has air filters in their indoor environments,” he said.
I've loved being in India. My first time.
December 3, 2024
I am shocked by how normalized Indians are to poor air quality. Breathing the air is like smoking multiple cigarettes a day. Yet no one wears a mask or has air filters in their indoor environments.
India has an amazing opportunity;… pic.twitter.com/4ISLKWM4lpHe noted that cleaning up India's air will "unleash" several benefits.
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