Gurugram Pollution: Activist Gauri Sarin Quits City, Launches Hunger Strike Over Toxic Air

On this Special Report, India Today’s Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor speaks to Gauri Sarin, founder of Making Model Gurugram, who launched a hunger strike on New Year’s Eve to demand urgent action against the city’s worsening air pollution. Sarin, a long-time resident and activist, reveals her decision to leave Gurugram permanently, citing the city’s transformation into a ‘gas chamber’ and the administration’s failure to manage dust and construction waste. The discussion highlights the severe health crisis facing residents, with AQI levels consistently in the poor to severe categories, and the lack of accountability from authorities including the Haryana government.