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The Great Smog of Delhi

THE GREAT SMOG OF DELHI
-Ojus Sindwani

The capital of this country has been shrouded by smog in recent days and has become no less than a gas chamber. 
It has been reported as one of the worst levels of air quality in Delhi since 1999.
The U.S. embassy in the city, which routinely tweets air pollution levels in the city, recorded the air quality index (AQI) to be at 1,010 at 4 p.m. local time (5:30 a.m. ET) on Wednesday. According to the embassy’s website, a score of between 301 and 500 is deemed "hazardous."
We recently witnessed a firecracker ban in the city due to the already increased amount of pollution in the air and the reducing quality of air. But we were not even able to cope with that when to top it all of, farmers started burning crop stubble to clear their fields. This, in combination with current weather conditions of cool temperatures and low wind speeds, resulted in smog festering in the city.
Delhi, home to nearly 19 million people, is among the world's most polluted cities according to the World Health Organization.
The knowledge of our environment is something that we, as people, have always kept ourselves aloof from. But now it’s high time that we not only become aware of it but also start doing something about it, because now it has started affecting us in ways that we never imagined before. All of us have seen the viral video of a 24 car pile up on Yamuna Expressway which gave us all goosebumps.
This environmental condition is causing many health hazards like :
  • ·        Breathlessness
  • ·        Chest constriction
  • ·        Irritation in eyes
  • ·        Asthma
  • ·        Allergy

A public health emergency has been declared by doctors in Delhi, as the air quality in the world’s most polluted city dropped to levels likened to smoking 50 cigarettes a day. Yes, 50 cigarettes.
Every year it’s the same story - it starts with the fire crackers on Diwali and doesn’t end until the beginning of March. Now is the time to make a difference. What is the fun of living in a city where you have to wear masks while going out and cannot even enjoy a breath of fresh air? Now is the time that political parties stop feathering their own nest and start thinking about the quality of life of people living in this amazingly beautiful city.


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