Updated April 30th, 2020 at 21:07 IST
Saharanpur wakes up to snow-capped peaks of the mighty Himalayan ranges as AQI dips
The Himalayan ranges were visible from the distance of approximately 200 km in Saharanpur which was a rare sight that the internet called “truly captivating”
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In a rare sighting, people in Saharanpur woke up to witness the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayan mountain ranges owing to the improved AQI during the lockdown imposed to stem the coronavirus pandemic. The ranges were visible from a distance of approximately 200 km which was a rare sight that the internet called “truly captivating”.The photos of the scenic view were shared by a forest officer Ramesh Pandey on twitter which was captured by an income tax inspector, Dushyant. With over 3.2K likes, the pictures were widely circulated on the internet.
Snow capped peaks of Himalaya are now visible from Saharnpur !
— Ramesh Pandey IFS (@rameshpandeyifs)
Lockdown and intermittent rains have significantly improved the AQI. These pictures were taken by Dushyant, an Income Tax inspector, from his house at Vasant Vihar colony on Monday evening. #lockdowneffect #nature pic.twitter.com/1vFfJqr05J
A drop in the global emissions
In the photos, the white snowy peaks of Gangotri emerged clear in the sky during the sunrise creating hues from the income tax officer’s home in the Vasant Vihar colony. Further, the sky appears deep blue in colour. Earlier, an International Energy Agency confirmed that the Coronavirus pandemic caused global energy emissions to fall a record eight percent owing to an unprecedented decline in the demand for sources of energy such as coal, oil, and gas. And hence as an example, one can see a drop in the pollution level as the air remains clear for the peaks to be visible from over 200kms away.
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— Gyanendra Bajpai (@gyanen85)
Lovely view of the Garwhal Himalaya
— Asheesh Talwani (@AsheeshTalwani)
Around 24 years back I had seem it from saharanpur railway station while travelling to Dehradun. I could not believe I was so close to the himalayan peaks.
— martand (@martanz)
Now Desperately waiting to see glimpses of Great Himalayas from each and everypart of Northern India 🇮🇳
— प्रSHANT (@prish123lko)
♥️ this is natural healing which will help in a long run... while Ozone hole also healed this week completely due to decrease in polar vorticity...This lockdown proved to be game changer.
— Suhail Bashir (@SuhailBashirP)
How many days more to let #Lucknowites see #Himalayas from home :). It's really beautiful ❤️❤️❤️
— Prashant Bajpai (@technozoo)
That's unbelievable and amazing. In normal days even mussoorie range is not visible from Saharanpur
— Abhishek (@bhardwaajabhi)
Sir, Snow capped mountains also visible from Dhampur, Distt Bijnore. If one could use their imagination, what the terai belt must have looked like a 100 years ago over looking these beautiful peaks.
— Udaiveer (@SinghUdaiveer1)
May be these peaks become visible from Delhi too ....if lockdown gets extended till May end. Is it ?
— Dilip (@surewrap)
😃😃😄😄
We need 10 days lockdown every year for mother nature . She need us to stay away to survive for a while .#NaturePhotography #nature#lockdown
— Ajay (@ajaydutt)
Read: Coronavirus Pandemic Expected To Reduce Global Carbon Emission By 6 Percent: WMO
Read: Drop In Carbon Emissions Due To COVID-19 Only 'short-term' Good News: UN Body
(Image Credit: Twitter/ @rameshpandeyifs)
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Published April 30th, 2020 at 21:07 IST