Izikhulu zedolobha laseNew Delhi ziphoqeleke ukuthi zivale izikole futhi zivimbele umsebenzi wokwakha ngenxa yentuthu 'enzima' ebigubuzele inhloko-dolobha yaseNdiya.
Izinga lomoya sekuyisikhathi eside likhathaza inhloko-dolobha yase-India, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sasebusika, lapho idolobha limbozwa intuthu ewugqinsi, linciphisa ukubonakala futhi lichaye izakhamuzi ezingozini ezehlukene zezempilo.
Njengoba isizini entsha yasebusika ifika e-India, enye inkinga yokungcoliswa komoya ibambe idolobha elinabantu abaningi abangaba izigidi ezingu-35, nokuminyana kwentuthu okusele esigabeni 'esinzima' usuku lwesibili lulandelana.
New Delhi ibhalise inkomba yekhwalithi yomoya (AQI) engama-466, ngokusho kweCentral Pollution Control Board ngoLwesihlanu ekuseni. I-AQI engaphezu kuka-400 ithathwa 'njengenzima'. Kungathinta abantu abanempilo futhi kube nomthelela omkhulu kulabo abanezifo ezikhona, kuxwayise ibhodi lokungcoliswa kwemvelo laseNdiya.
Ukufundwa kwanamuhla 'okunzima' kuqoshwe usuku lwesibili lulandelana, ngemva kokuba inkomba yekhwalithi yomoya (AQI) ifinyelele amazinga ayingozi okokuqala ngqa kule sizini yasebusika izolo.
Njengoba izinga lomoya lehla ezingxenyeni eziningi zeDelhi ngoLwesine, ungqongqoshe omkhulu wezwe u-Arvind Kejriwal uthe zonke izikole zamabanga aphansi zizohlala zivaliwe izinsuku ezimbili ezizayo. Ngaleso sikhathi, iKhomishini Yokuphathwa Kwekhwalithi Yomoya ivimbele imisebenzi yokwakha engabalulekile futhi yabeka imingcele ezinhlotsheni ezithile zezimoto eDelhi njengengxenye yohlelo lwayo lokusebenza lokubhekana nalesi simo. Labo abatholakala besebenzisa izimoto 'ezingavunyelwe' ezindaweni ezithintekile edolobheni bazohlawuliswa kanzima.
Phambilini namuhla, inkampani eqaphayo i-IQAir ibike ukuthi amazinga ezinhlayiya zomoya eziyingozi kakhulu, i-PM2.5, ezingangena emgudwini wegazi, cishe aphindwe izikhathi ezingama-35 kunomkhawulo wansuku zonke onconywa yi-World Health Organization (WHO).
Abezindaba baseNdiya bathi ukukhuphuka kwamazinga okungcola eNew Delhi “kunesivinini esiphansi somoya” kanye “nokungena kwentuthu ngenxa yokusha kwezibindi.” Abalimi baseNdiya ngokuvamile bakhanyisa izibindi, imfucuza yezolimo esala kusukela ekuvuneni kuka-Okthoba, ngalesi sikhathi sonyaka.
Inkinga enkulu yokungcoliswa komoya nayo iza ekuholeni Umkhosi wamaNdiya we-Diwali, lapho abathandi benjabulo bekhanyisa izibani futhi baqhumise iziqhumane. Kulo nyaka, nokho, uhulumeni waseNew Delhi uvimbele iziqhumane ngenhloso yokugcina amazinga okungcola ekhona. Ukuvinjelwa kufaka phakathi ukwenziwa, ukugcinwa, ukuqhunyiswa, nokudayiswa kwazo zonke izinhlobo zeziqhumane, okuhlanganisa neziqhumane eziluhlaza, kuze kube nguJanuwari 1, 2024.
I-New Delhi ngokusemthethweni iyidolobha elikhulu elingcoliswe kakhulu emhlabeni; amazinga okungcola aphindwe izikhathi ezingama-25 ngaphezu kweziqondiso ze-WHO, ngokocwaningo olwenziwe ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka. Ucwaningo luxwayise ngokuthi izimpilo zezakhamizi zasenhlokodolobha yaseNdiya zinganqanyulwa ngeminyaka engu-12 ngenxa yekhwalithi yomoya ephansi.
Ucwaningo luphinde lwahlonza i-India njengezwe elibhekene "nomthwalo omkhulu wezempilo" ngenxa yokungcoliswa komoya ngenxa yenani elikhulu labantu abathintwe ukungcoliswa kwezinhlayiyana eziphezulu.
