People In NCR Woke Up To A Thick Blanket Of Smog & Every Account Proves It¡¯s Only Getting Worse
The level of pollution is going up and the air quality is over 20 times worse than the safe limit prescribed by the WHO. This is also affecting visibility as smog and haze cover the area. People are also experiencing headaches sore throat and difficulty in breathing. The governments efforts have proved to be futile so far.
As a kid, do you remember drawing a polluted city? People wearing oxygen masks as factories emitted thick smoke. Now, it's a reality.
The level of pollution is going up and the air quality is over 20 times worse than the safe limit prescribed by the WHO (World Health Organisation). This is also affecting visibility as smog and haze cover the area. On Sunday, there was a significant change in air quality as the speed of winds increased, but we're back to square one. People are also experiencing headaches, sore throat and difficulty in breathing.
People in the National Captial Region (NCR) woke up to a thick blanket of smog on Monday morning and it only seems to be getting worse.
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Was in Karnal last night. Smoky everywhere. It was in the hotel rooms as well, had to switch on the AC as my eyes were burning. Was told that it started only yesterday there. Today morning the highway was covered with smog. pic.twitter.com/EIawKnclHS
¡ª Shashaank Bawari (@chotabawari) November 5, 2018
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Feeling for the traffic cops, auto wallahs and street vendors today, as I suck smog waiting for the mechanic to fix my overheated car.
¡ª (((Jason Overdorf))) (@joverdorf) November 5, 2018
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It's really really bad today morning (current pics) while yesterday I coukd see blue sky! ? #Smog
¡ª Y_a_s_h_a_s_v_i (@Ya_2317) November 5, 2018
Something happened last night? How suddenly it became so bad? pic.twitter.com/k7cXhpjluu
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Sirs @PMOIndia @cmohry @MoHFW_INDIA #smog in #Gurgaon is hitting all of us badly.Same situation in #Delhi. Require extreme & desperate measures immdtly. Today Morning looked like that we were in apocalyptic state.. @WHO #pollution
¡ª Mickey (@MickeyWins) November 5, 2018
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@CPCB_OFFICIAL @moefcc Quality Index touching '859 severe' in my area Shakarpur East Delhi. Pics taken at 10:30 AM today.
¡ª ATUL KUMAR (@Atul_Kumaar) November 5, 2018
It's literally like inhaling smoke,Please help!#Delhi #AirPollution #GasChamber #Smog pic.twitter.com/6CXn3i3os8
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That¡¯s the #smog in Noida at 10:30 AM. Stepping out today is like smoking 50 cigarettes. Staying indoors is 20 cigarettes.
¡ª sharmaji ka ladka (@dipeshdutt) November 5, 2018
Staying at home but will need to buy 30 cigarettes#DelhiPollution pic.twitter.com/ID56NyM6cE
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The air purifier is trying it's level best to keep things in "green" but even it must be thinking today "wtf I got into" #smog #AirPollution
¡ª surinderxx (@surinderxx) November 5, 2018
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Meanwhile, this is what #delhi smog looks like today.#DelhiAirPollution pic.twitter.com/Uhra2iNNgJ
¡ª Upmanyu (@upmanyutrivedi) November 5, 2018
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No more than a few hundred metres visibility today. Stepping out in the balcony feels like you've stepped into a burning room. Sigh. #Smog #Winters #Noida pic.twitter.com/xhnhozluwk
¡ª Tattersail (@ru_chica) November 5, 2018
The government's efforts have proved to be futile so far. What's scarier is that it is going to get worse as Diwali approaches as a lot of us are still not prepared to give up bursting crackers. We're also not ready to walk more and drive private vehicles less, carpool more and invest a little more to make sure our factories don't give out poisonous gases. If we're not ready to change our ways, how do we expect change to happen?
