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Dhauladhar Peaks Now Visible From Jalandhar As Coronavirus Lockdown Leads To Cleaner Environment
Swarajya Staff
Apr 04, 2020, 12:29 PM | Updated 12:29 PM IST
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Amid the nationwide lockdown imposed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the environment in witnessing a positive change.
Social media users have shared various posts showing the wildlife taking over the streets, birds sitting on their houses etc. Various reports have pointed towards a decline in overall pollution levels in the nation.
In one such incident, the Dhauladhar range, which is part of a Himalayan chain of mountains in Himachal Pradesh, has become visible to the people of Jalandhar, which is situated around 200 km away in the state of Punjab.
Indian Forest Service (IFoS) Officer Parveen Kaswan took to Twitter on Friday to share a picture in which Dhauladhar range is visible from Jalandhar.
When people of #Jalandhar saw #Dhauladhar range first time ever. Dhualdharâs mountain ranges lies at a distance of 213 kms from Jalandhar. This is how pollution made us blind !! PC Net. pic.twitter.com/Q0qNmaybJw
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) April 3, 2020
Cricketer Harbhajan Singh also shared a picture of Dhauladhar range from his rooftop in Jalandhar.
Never seen Dhauladar range from my home rooftop in Jalandhar..never could imagine thatâs possible..clear indication of the impact the pollution has done by us to Mother Earth ð.. this is the view pic.twitter.com/laRzP8QsZ9
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 3, 2020
As per IE report, New Delhi saw its AQI falling below 95 last week — a big reduction from its monthly average of 161 from March 2019. Other megacities too have witnessed a similar drop in pollution levels.
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