Published 09:39 IST, November 6th 2019
Rishi Kapoor's tweet about 'love' & Delhi's air pollution is spot-on
Rishi Kapoor took to his Twitter handle to share a meme on Delhi's rising air pollution, and compared it to 'Love'. "Good one Rishi Ji," a fan commented.
Rishi Kapoor, who is known to share hilarious, witty and on-point memes on current issues, took to his Twitter handle to share a meme on rising levels of air pollution in Delhi. Comparing it with 'love', his meme said that if you feel 'breathless' or have 'moist eyes', you are "either in Love or in Delhi." Captioning this image, he wrote: 'True that'. A few days back, a public health emergency was issued by Environmental Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) in the national capital.
Delhi slowly recovering from air-pollution emergency
Delhi's air quality improved further on Tuesday, giving respite to people suffering due to acute pollution for a week, and the trend is likely to continue for a couple of days. However, a senior Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) official said the apex anti-pollution body has been keeping a close watch on the farm fires in Punjab which peaked to the season's high of 6,668 on Tuesday.
The air quality index in the national capital dropped from 365 at 9.45 am to 309 at 9 pm, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. In the National Capital Region, Greater Noida (324), Noida (336), Ghaziabad (342), Faridabad (274) and Gurgaon (291) also recorded improvement in air quality.
An AQI between 0-50 is considered 'good', 51-100 'satisfactory', 101-200 'moderate', 201-300 'poor', 301-400 'very poor' and 401-500 'severe'. An AQI above 500 falls in the 'severe plus' category. The India Meteorological Department said winds gusting up to 25 kmph were flushing out pollutants faster.
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered an immediate and complete stop to stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh blamed for 46 per cent of the pollution in Delhi-National Capital Region(NCR). The Delhi government has repeatedly blamed stubble burning for the episodes of apocalyptic smog in Delhi every year.
However, Prof. M S Swaminathan, the father of Green Revolution, has objected to people blaming farmers for the smog and high levels of pollution in Delhi-NCR. In a series of tweets on Monday he said, "I suggest that the Delhi, Haryana and UP govts put up Rice BioParks where farmers can convert stubble into income and employment. We should stop blaming farmers since it will take us nowhere. Instead we should propose methods which are economically & ecologically desirable."
(WITH PTI INPUTS)
Updated 09:52 IST, November 6th 2019