Intuthu enobuthi igcwele iDelhi ngemva komkhosi wamaHindu

• NgoLwesihlanu ekuseni, i-Air Quality Index yaseNdiya yanda, yafinyelela ku-459 esikalini sama-500.
• Ukungcola eDelhi ngoLwesihlanu bekuphakeme okungenani izikhathi eziyi-10 kunokungcola kwaseLondon.  
• Ukuhlangana kwezinhlayiyana ezinobuthi PM2.5, ezingadala isifo senhliziyo nemithambo yegazi, nakho kufinyelele emazingeni ayingozi kakhulu. 

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I-Air Quality Index yase-India iye yanda, yafinyelela ku-459 esikalini sama-500 namuhla, okubonisa ukungcoliswa komoya 'okubi' - okuyisibalo esiphezulu kakhulu esirekhodiwe kulo nyaka.

Ngokusho kwezinsiza eziku-inthanethi, ukungcola ku Delhi ibiphakeme okungenani izikhathi eziyi-10 kunaseLondon namuhla.

Izakhamuzi zasenhloko-dolobha yaseNdiya zivukele ngoLwesihlanu ekuseni zithole idolobha labo ngaphansi kwengubo yentuthu enobuthi, ngemuva kokuthi abaxokozelayo bedelele umthetho wokuvinjelwa kokusetshenziswa kweziqhumane njengoba izigidi bezigubha umkhosi wamaHindu wezibani izolo ebusuku.

Ukuhlangana kwezinhlayiyana ezinobuthi PM2.5, ezingadala isifo senhliziyo nemithambo yegazi, nakho kufinyelele emazingeni ayingozi kakhulu. I-World Health Organisation ibheka amazinga onyaka we-PM2.5 ngaphezu kwama-micrograms amahlanu njengangaphephile, nokho ngoLwesihlanu, idolobha elikhulu elinamandla ayizigidi ezingama-20 libone isilinganiso sokufundwa kwedolobha lonke sifinyelela kuma-microgram angama-706. I-Indian Express ibike ukuthi amazinga e-PM2.5 alinganise ama-micrograms angu-1,553 ngo-1 ekuseni ngoLwesihlanu.  

Izithombe ze Delhi okwabiwe ku-inthanethi kukhombisa intuthu emhlophe eminyene ihlezi ngaphezu kwenhloko-dolobha, nokubonakala kunciphe kakhulu. 

Delhi inezinga lomoya elibi kakhulu kuzo zonke izihloko zomhlaba, kodwa ukufundwa kwangoLwesihlanu bekukubi kakhulu ngoba izakhamuzi zedolobha bezigubhe i-Diwali, umkhosi wama-Hindu wezibani, ngoLwesine ebusuku. Abaningi babengahambisani nokuvinjelwa kweziqhumane, bengeza imfucumfucu enobuthi emoyeni kakade osunoshevu wemithombo engapheli. 

Nakuba lo mkhuba uvinjelwe kakhulu, imililo yezinhlanga - inqubo yokokhela ngomlilo izitshalo ezisele ngamabomu ukuze kulungiselelwe umjikelezo olandelayo - nakho kunomthelela emazingeni abulalayo okungcoliswa komoya ngalesi sikhathi sonyaka. Isikhathi se-Diwali sihambisana naleso semililo, njengoba umkhosi ubanjwa ekupheleni kokuvuna kwehlobo. 

Ngokuvumelana ne SAFAR, umkhankaso wokuqapha izinga lomoya ngaphansi koMnyango Wezesayensi Yomhlaba, imililo yezinhlanga inikela cishe ku-35% wamazinga we-PM2.5 wase-Delhi.

NgoLwesihlanu, ixwayise Delhi abahlali ukuthi bangazivocavoci futhi bagweme ukuhamba ngezinyawo. Ithe imaski yothuli ngeke inikeze isivikelo esanele futhi yeluleka ngokuthi wonke amawindi kufanele avalwe futhi amakhaya akufanele akhishwe, kodwa afakwe emanzini.