View of the “roof of the world”. Image: AP
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In India you can now see as far as the Himalayas thanks to less air pollution
All over the world, people are currently noticing changes in their environment: the water is clearer and clearer in many places Seismologists found fewer shocks on Earth.
An interesting phenomenon can now also be observed in the North Indian region of Punjab. The inhabitants can see up to the Himalayas again. For about 30 years, this should no longer have been possible.
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There is also a lockdown in India due to the corona pandemic. Road and air traffic has been severely shut down and many factories are at a standstill. For this reason, air pollution has decreased, which now enables a clear view. In the city of Jalandhar and the surrounding area, people can see the tops of the mountains in the Himalayas, some 200 kilometers away, for the first time in decades.
Several Twitter users posted pictures of the mountains:
«This is the Dhauladhar mountain range in the state of Himachal Pradesh. It is visible from the city of Jalandhar after 30 years after air pollution has bottomed out. The mountains are about 200 kilometers away. »
source: twitter / @ deewalia
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«This is the view from our roof terrace in Punjab, India. The Himalayas could be seen for the first time in 30 years. Air pollution has decreased due to India’s lockdown. Just wonderful!”
source: twitter / KangManjit
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An investigation revealed that air pollution had decreased in 85 Indian cities during the first week of the lockdown. In Delhi it had even dropped by 44 percent. Air quality in the city of Jalandhar had been rated “good” 16 out of the last 17 days. To the Comparison: In the same period last year, the air was “good” only on three days.
In general, India is one of the most vulnerable countries in terms of air pollution: 21 of the 30 most polluted urban areas lie on the subcontinent.
(si / bal)
