Why are so many celebs suddenly caring about smog? - Page 4

Yesterday i was talking to my relatives who live in U.P...around meerut belt , moradabad etc and they all were complaining of this weird fog and weird feeling in throat 😕

It's the entire northern belt that is affected not just Delhi. You only hear about Delhi because all the VIPs and media lives there. Its just particulate matter and ash in the air which hints at crop burning

Originally posted by: Padfoot_Prongs

problem is in Punjab Haryana Agriculture is mechanised where in bihar not many people use machines. Also punjab haryana people do commercial farming. Many grow rice to sell. There the profit tops everything where as in Bihar people dont use machines to harvest. Labours do that. they cut and collect where as in haryana punjab they burn the straw standing on the fields. That model will never be applicable in pujab and haryana. Govt need to invest in bio plants or other usages.

Originally posted by: NathuPyare

Ok ...I don't know much about farming... but I hope they find a long term solution fast 😳

what about states like west bengal, orissa etc... there also i think rice production is quite good ...

yes Gov investing in bio plants is a necessity...

same reason- machines are used. Also west bengal and orissa do not have fog and winter problem. Hot air rise and disperse where as cold air stays thus unable to remove smog.

Originally posted by: Padfoot_Prongs

same reason- machines are used. Also west bengal and orissa do not have fog and winter problem. Hot air rise and disperse where as cold air stays thus unable to remove smog.

And there is also money. In haryana punjab people use gas for cooking (most of them). So they do not need straw where as orissa bihar etc are poorer where people can use it as fuel. We used to do it 10-12 years back. Every waste was used either for cattles or as fuel.

Also the timing. Wheat is needed to be sown by Nov second week. So rather than collecting the waste they simply burn it. This region is heavily irrigated and many farmers grow 3 crops a year which decreases the time gap between them.

There are many small and big reasons. The thing farmers will never do anything if there is no gain for them. So the problem. Also no govt or party will go against farmers. They are the biggest vote bank. So in the end, there will be no action against farmers and govt seems in no hurry to solve this problem. Odd even chalega bas Delhi me. Haryana punjab me koi kuch bol hi nahi raha hai.

i am not aware of reality but does this smog is due to diwali cracker burst as projected by some media

Originally posted by: flipfl0p

Punjab (both side of borders) will have severe water shortage, if they don't change their agricultural practice.

I suppose, court put a ban on Diwali crackers for testing purposes (whether environmental pollution is due to that). Results show, it is deeper than that. (Also the smog in Lahore). This is not a problem which can be rectified in jugaad. It needs years/decades of planning and sincere work.

Originally posted by: aish.

There was an accident involving several vehicles caused due to the smog this morning. Eighteen vehicles collided.

umm thats wrong info circulated by so many people on social media including these celebs..
that video footage is from Dec 2016 when almost 26 vehicales collided on yamuna expressway and lot of onlookers took videos from different angle..

someone posted that video on YT as a reminder that what smog can lead to..few whatsapp and twitter users picked it up and it got viral in less than few hours..I wish people review the authenticity of such videos before sharing it everywhere..no offense to you here but this is how wrong info travels everywhere and social media is to be blamed..

Originally posted by: -Kruti.S-

umm thats wrong info circulated by so many people on social media including these celebs..
that video footage is from Dec 2016 when almost 26 vehicales collided on yamuna expressway and lot of onlookers took videos from different angle..

someone posted that video on YT as a reminder that what smog can lead to..few whatsapp and twitter users picked it up and it got viral in less than few hours..I wish people review the authenticity of such videos before sharing it everywhere..no offense to you here but this is how wrong info travels everywhere and social media is to be blamed..

Um I didn't hear this from any social media like WhatsApp/Facebook.

Nah the video is not old...