India is currently serving its second phase of lockdown, which is due to end on May 3rd. While the outbreak of COVID-19 has had its presence felt in deteriorating ways, the result of the nationwide lockdown has helped the country in certain aspects.
One major help of the lockdown has been that it has given the nature some time to rejuvenate itself. With humans not populating the streets and most industries shut, pollution has reduced across the country. In fact, in some of the major cities, air pollution has taken a drastic fall of 40-50%. This has made the air clean and improved visibility. The effect, we are being treated to a few breathtaking views now and then.
Himalayan Ranges visible from Saharanpur
An IT Officer, Dushyant Singh captured the pictures of the Himalayan Ranges visible from his house and posted it on social media. The AQI is said to be around 40 in Saharanpur. The pictured ranges are said to be around 150-200 km from the UP town. It is said that this view was last sighted 30 years ago.
Snow capped peaks of Himalaya are now visible from Saharnpur !
Lockdown and intermittent rains have significantly improved the AQI. These pictures were taken by Dushyant, an Income Tax inspector, from his house at Vasant Vihar colony on Monday evening. #lockdowneffect #nature pic.twitter.com/1vFfJqr05J— Ramesh Pandey IFS (@rameshpandeyifs) April 29, 2020
This has not been the first instance where the quality of visibility had shown improvement during the lockdown. A few days ago, the citizens of Jalandhar woke up to a similar view. Meanwhile, there was also another resident who posted pictures of the beautiful ranges from his abode in Saharanpur.
Snow Peaks from my home Saharanpur @ParveenKaswan @susantananda3 @supriyasahuias pic.twitter.com/lMwu6H2pHu
— आशुतोष मिश्रा (@62Ashutosh) April 27, 2020
Once the pictures started going viral, many began reciting their own experiences and also stressing on the change in the environment that has been brought about by the nationwide lockdown.
Source: ScoopWhoop
