Several Delhi residents took it to twitter to present the differences between post and pre Diwali air quality in the city to highlight the Public Health Emergency.
New Delhi| From Tuesday Delhi has been in news for its severe air pollution. The National Capital is covered under intense smog from early this week. The Air Quality Index (AQI) is deteriorating on a daily basis.
Air quality oscillated between the ‘severe’ 400 and 500 mark in several areas of the national capital region and breached the index maximum in at least two. The worst air quality in the region was recorded in Karol Bagh at 633, followed by Ghaziabad at 571 at 10 am. Overall, Delhi recorded an AQI of 435, as per the Ministry of Earth Science’s SAFAR air quality index.
The capital is declared under Public Health Emergency. The Authority has advised people not to do any outdoor exercises until further notice. Schools are shut down until 5 November. No permission for construction and bursting crackers in Delhi. The government has suggested people wear a breathing mask and to be indoors. The odd-even scheme will also be implemented since Monday after the drop in air index.
Several Delhiites took it to twitter to present the differences between post and pre Diwali air quality in the city.
A twitter user Chetan Bhattacharji shared a picture of India Gate on 15th August and on 26th and 28th October.
#Delhi day after Diwali
(This morning the air smelt terrible, ‘tasted’ worse ) pic.twitter.com/F5anSxqZ36
— Chetan Bhattacharji (@CBhattacharji) October 28, 2019
Another user pointed out at the smoggy skyline.
Then Vs Now .#DelhiChokes #DelhiAirEmergency pic.twitter.com/ih74jbzKAW
— Roshan (@Roshan44448408) November 1, 2019
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Same location in Delhi, 1 month apart.
As @ArvindKejriwal said, nothing changed in Delhi but for the crop burning in neighbouring states.
Will @BJP4India and @INCIndia take some solution oriented approach towards this? pic.twitter.com/hhWT8avYe8
— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) November 1, 2019
Even Delhi CM could nor resist and he also shared the before and after pictures on his Twitter account.
Pic 1 -26 Sep -clear blue beautiful Del sky
Pic 2 – Del sky today full of smoke from adjoining states
Del ppl making huge sacrifices. Its time Captain and Khattar govts gave specific timelines and milestones by when will they stop crop burning
Why shud Delhi suffer? pic.twitter.com/AQP64jGjIv
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) November 1, 2019
दिल्ली टेक्नोलोजिकल यूनिवर्सिटी (DTU)से-
Pic 1&3: पराली का धुआँ आने से पहले
Pic 2&4: पराली का धुँआ आने के बाद pic.twitter.com/FoHnHfa2wJ— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) November 2, 2019
Earlier NASA also reported the reason behind the Delhi smog is the crop burning in the state of Punjab and Haryana.
Entire North India is reeling under layer of smoke bcz of crop burning.
Will the other state governments wake up and act? #DelhiFightsPollution
Watch live satellite map at https://t.co/jtWvtVZUmt pic.twitter.com/wNWPzq31qc
— Ankit Lal (@AnkitLal) November 1, 2019
CM Kejriwal has requested Punjab and Haryana CMs to put efforts in controlling the crop burning which is causing Delhi.
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