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Ever since most of the world’s population has been locked away at home to stop the spread of COVID-19, nature seem to be taking back its rightful place in the most amazing ways!
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Recently, almost 100 endangered turtles were able to hatch in peace in Brazil and a herd of mountain goats took over a town in the UK. Now, over in India, it’s been reported that the Himalayas can be seen for the first time in 30 years as air pollution is at its lowest.
A picture captured today from sialkot LOC . Kashmir mountains. This kind of clear we are seeing after around more than 30 years pic.twitter.com/67KVRNJTOr
— Khawar S Khawaja (@khawajaks) April 4, 2020
According to some residents in northern India, the snow-capped Himalayas can now been seen from almost 200 kilometers away! The people in Jalandhar district of Punjab were mesmerized and amazed when they woke up to the stunning view.
“We can see the snow-covered mountains clearly from our roofs,” said Balbir Singh Seechewal who has been working to raise awareness of environmental pollution for over 30 years. “And not just that, stars are visible at night. I have never seen anything like this in recent times.”
Images of the snow-clad Dhauladar range of Himalayas have been shared all over the Twitterverse.
Incredible. Due to a drop in pollution the Himalayas can now be clearly seen from Punjab, something that hasn't happened in over 30 years. pic.twitter.com/HQiJw0X3Qx
— Elaine (@Moules_11) April 8, 2020
A girl from my pind (village) in India, posted this pic of the Himalayas which is now visible since the traffic and pollutant factories stopped with coronavirus lockdown. Never has this been seen before. This is evidence of climate control in Punjab. What a sight. #BaraPind pic.twitter.com/VVRDszomAo
— 𝐋𝐕 (@LV1RK) April 4, 2020
Beautiful. The Himalayas are visible from the city of Jalandhar, Punjab for the first time in over 3 decades as India's nationwide lockdown clears chronic air pollution.
— Abhijit Chavda (@AbhijitChavda) April 3, 2020
How long will this last?https://t.co/t1km6owX9c
In northern India, people can see the Himalayas from their rooftops for the first time in 30 years. Los Angeles is the cleanest it's been in ages. Imagine if we could live this way by de-carbonizing industry & transport instead of shutting them down? https://t.co/E9NMxV7FlG
— Zack Stentz (@MuseZack) April 8, 2020
Himalayas visible from Jalandhar for the first time
— B S Bedi (@Road2India) April 3, 2020
Nature Reloaded pic.twitter.com/z07owheLjC
This was the view from our rooftop at home in Punjab India. For the first time in almost 30 years could clearly see the Himalayas due to India’s lockdown clearing air pollution. Just amazing! 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/WmWZYQ68lC
— Manjit K Kang #StayHomeSaveLives (@KangManjit) April 3, 2020
Himalayas can be seen from Roorkee. As per reports, the mountains can be seen from many places in north India. When we recover from this #COVID2019 pandemic, I hope we go for volunteer lockdown for 2 weeks every year. pic.twitter.com/aSvBr8CXkR
— Manoj Tyagi (@upmktyagi) April 5, 2020
India has been under lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic since 22nd March.
“Not just normal traffic is off the roads, but most industry is also shut down,” Mr Seechewal said. “This has helped bring the pollution level to unbelievably low levels.”
According to the India Today Data Intelligence Unit (DIU), the air quality index has improved by 33 per cent on average in the country from 16th – 27th March.
“Data shows that on average, Indian cities had an AQI of 115 between March 16 and 24. The air quality started showing improvements from the first day of the 21-day lockdown. The average AQI fell to 75 in the first three days of the lockdown,” the report read.
“I had never imagined I would experience such a clean world around me,” Mr Seechewal noted. “The unimaginable has happened. It shows nothing is impossible. We must work together to keep it like that.”
Himalaya mountains can be seen from Jalandhar since pollution has reduced in Punjab. Beautiful sight 😍#punjab #COVID19 #pollution pic.twitter.com/iZy7hwxX9R
— TjSingh (@covsinghtj) April 3, 2020
It’s definitely amazing to see nature at its fullest! We hope that the air pollutions level remain low even after this lockdown period.
In the meantime, stay safe, stay at home and stay updated with the latest COVID-19 news here: https://en.syok.my/covid-19
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