Delhi and other parts of North India have currently turned into a suffocating smoke chamber, making people vulnerable to respiratory diseases. Breathing has become devastatingly difficult for not just asthma patients and children but also for otherwise healthy people. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has declared the situation a “public health emergency.” The pollution level in Delhi is 30 times higher than World Health Organization’s safe level. In simple terms, it is as good as smoking 50 cigarettes a day.
Bollywood celebrities too expressed their concern about this hazardous situation. While Varun Dhawan and Arjun Kapoor shared videos of the lethal blanket of smog, Parineet Chopra, who was shotting in the city said that her head hurt because of the pollution.
Here are a few posts:
I’m here for a few weeks for my shoot in Delhi but it’s disconcerting to see the city suffocating. We need to put politics and personal agendas aside stopping the blame game & come together to find a solution otherwise all of us are gonna be affected in more ways than we realise.
— Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) November 8, 2017
I hope & pray the people who are assigned the job of finding long term solutions activately seek & put them into action soon. As citizens we shouldn’t feel paranoid about the air we breathe. Our capital is suffering & we are all to blamed but now is the time to right our wrongs.
— Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) November 8, 2017
The video i posted was sent to me & as I stand at look out of the window the fear that engulfes me is that this is reality & it can happen to any of us if we aren’t extremely aware & carful. The smog is dangerous long term & short term. Really hope things improve. Stay safe Delhi
— Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) November 8, 2017
Really saddening to see this smoggy weather in parts of North India at this time of the year. Even the most powerful star around struggles to make his presence felt #PoorSun #PoorWe
— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) November 8, 2017
2 days of shooting in Delhi and my chest hurts, head hurts, & throat is paining. Can’t believe we have let things go so far….
— Parineeti Chopra (@ParineetiChopra) November 8, 2017
.. we cannot be doing this to our planet .. #choked #delhismog pic.twitter.com/xHk3PSn1SG
— Parineeti Chopra (@ParineetiChopra) November 8, 2017
Also read: Smog alert! These easy hacks might just help you fight Delhi’s air pollution
A dense fog covered the national capital on Wednesday, November 8, with the minimum temperature recorded at 14 degrees Celsius, an average for the season. Visibility stood at 300 meters. Following the hazardous situation in Delhi, schools have been ordered to stay shut till Sunday. The dense smog has led residents to use scarf or masks to cover their mouths. Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia advised people to avoid morning walks and stay indoors instead.
To cope up with the dreadful situation, a Supreme Court-appointed panel has suggested measures like reducing metro fares and increasing parking charges to ensure the number of cars on the roads is reduced.
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