Thanks To India Lockdown, Snow-Covered Gangotri Range Is Visible From Over 150Km Away

With the India lockdown in effect, hitting pause on all industrial activities and traffic, there is a significant decrease in air pollution. The country has seen an improvement in terms of the Air Quality Index. And with the air being improved and the skies are clearer, we have been given the chance to witness the spectacular phenomenon.

It isn’t common for people living in Uttar Pradesh to wake up one day to the view of the Himalayan Range. But it did happen recently. Ramesh Pandey IFS shared on his Twitter pictures showing snow-covered peaks of Himalaya visible from Saharanpur, an Uttar Pradesh city. The pictures have soon become viral on the Internet.

The images were credited to Dushyant, an Income Tax inspector. When taking the photos, Dushyant was at his house in Vasant Vihar colony. The city where he lives is reportedly around 150 to 200 kilometers away from the Himalayan range. It is the Gangotri range that was captured in the pictures.

With the decline in air pollution levels, different mountain ranges have become visible from places that are far away.

Thanks to the nationwide lockdown, people living in Srinagar can see the Pir Panjal range. The photos are from journalist Waseem Andrabi.

A report points out that every year, many Indian cities’ alarming levels of air pollution are the result of aerosols from man-made sources. Aerosols are tiny liquid and solid particles that are trapped in the air. These particles reduce visibility as well as damaging the human heart and lungs.

Recent satellite images from NASA show that the Nothern India’s aerosol levels are at a 20-year low as all activities of human has been paused because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

>>> As The Air Becomes Clearer, The Pir Panjal Range Becomes Visible