The festival of lights turned the national capital into a city of darkness. Post Diwali, Delhi witnessed a thick layer of smog due to the high levels of pollution in the air. Though, the shopkeepers claim that firecracker sales have gone down this year, pollution levels were seen at record highs across the city.
As per System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), levels of Particulate Matter (PM) reached above the 500 mark. The highest levels seen around the Anand Vihar area at 999 (as of Saturday).
Social networking sites including Twitter and Facebook were flooded with pictures, memes and videos of the sad state of affairs.
Here's a glimpse of the city with zero visibility:
Got up to this at 12 in the afternoon 😳.Is it the Diwali effect ? #pollution #pollutiondelair #delhipollution #smog #foggymorning #October pic.twitter.com/DPVcwuZPNC
Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer at Vistara Airlines Sanjiv kapoor aghast at the view from his office...
View from my office window on Oct 24 afternoon, and this afternoon (Nov 2). What a difference a week can make! #pollution #gurgaon #delhi pic.twitter.com/p2Rrtmofbl
Looks like an Instagram filter, don't you think?
No filter no editing Noida at 11.30 PM #smogindelhi #Smog pic.twitter.com/z3xzWQkFr3
Situation is alarming; morning noon pretty same ..no respite..#toothlessNDMA #pmoindia pls issue alerts #smog #pollution pic.twitter.com/sjfh5RioT4
Heavy #smog at 11 am continuing till this post for lasy 5 days. Can state Govts. Of UP, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan & Punjab wake up to save. pic.twitter.com/UPCqA4HUuZ
For the ones, who call themselves...literate!
#Smog #Delhi # 2016 #DMOG16 pic.twitter.com/7Ev7GwOY1EPeople tweeted before and after pictures...
Kalkaji, as viewed from 15th floor of a building in Nehru Place, New Delhi.
Pic 1: Aug 22, '16
Pic 2: Today
Around same time. #Pollution pic.twitter.com/UfLeOwCf31Zero visibility at 12 pm today. Could this get any worse ? #smog #delhipollution #DelhiSmog pic.twitter.com/RDm54VfIzo
Some memes also did the rounds in social media...
Hilarious #memes perfectly sum up the rising #SMOG in #Delhi: https://t.co/aOj6ESHvyW pic.twitter.com/MOU0uCBR6d
Can't fly over Delhi due to #smog.... #FeltLikeEmergency ...@ArvindKejriwal pls help...Ooopsss my surname is Khanna :( pic.twitter.com/dfZUKtSW9l
Welcome to *cough* *cough* Delhi...
Good morning #Delhi! The fog/smog/smoke in the air got me all nostalgic
Reminds you of a cool winter morning?
Here are some more winter-look alike pictures from the national capital...
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