Despite multiple measures and multiple weeks, Delhi is yet to breathe clean air. Since Diwali, Delhiites are suffering with air emergency. The government applied odd-even, Schools are closed. Farmers of the neighboring states are fined for stubble burning. The city is shrouded by a haze of dust and smoke.
Pollution control body declares a public health emergency in Delhi-NCR.
Today on the occasion of Children’s Day an NGO Prayas organized a marathon called “Run for Children” at Vinay Marg in Chanakyapuri where the number of students participated.
Delhi: A ‘Run for Children’ was flagged off in the national capital earlier this morning. pic.twitter.com/TzdGNt92HA
— ANI (@ANI) November 14, 2019
Delhi AQI(Air Quality Index) is around 472 falls under the “severe” category. Also, many students participating in the marathon were without a pollution mask. Payal (a parent at the event) was quoted saying,
“Children are falling ill due to toxic air. Some of the participants have also missed the marathon due to pollution today. One boy while running puked and is now taking rest.”
Twitter wasn’t impressed with the event in such air emergency conditions in the national capital. An organizing NGO had faced a severe backlash on the micro blogging site.
A “run for children” organized, while schools are closed for hazardous levels of pollution , by a “life insurance ” company.
Right now, Delhi(and India) is a dsytopian novel that rights itself. https://t.co/LOFT3PBUsB
— Sanket (@reddotreader) November 14, 2019
Such Nonsense can only happen in India! Schools are shut due to an emergency health issue due to pollution & they are having a run for children again! #pollutionkills #DelhiPollution #DelhiAirEmergency #AirPollution
— HeyArjun (@ArjunHey) November 14, 2019
Run “for” children? By endangering them in this toxic environment? Can we get more crazy? https://t.co/og3qRxyM5L
— Pratyush Prabhakar (@pratyushpbk) November 14, 2019
Poor children were made to run in the heavy smog in Delhi this morning. No Barkha Dutt has come outraging. Is it just because they don’t have a chance to vote!
— The Wireless Quint 🐼© (@WirelessQuint) November 14, 2019
They should have organized *run away from Delhi for children* instead…. https://t.co/diGGZ3qwnF
— Rohit (@Retributions) November 14, 2019
Wait, what??? Schools are forcibly closed due to horrendous, deadly air and someone thinks it’s a good idea for children to RUN in this murk??? #insane https://t.co/H1MFoGk5r1
— Amy Kazmin (@AmyKazmin) November 14, 2019
Why are children allowed to run in the climate that’s unfit for breathing? The Delhi pollution has crossed tolerance limit. As children are more sensitive to pollution this #ChildrensDay should be about creating good environment for them to grow.
— Aishwarya Pawar (@ashpawar2111) November 14, 2019
Whose brilliant idea was it to make children run on Children’s Day when air pollution levels are high? Could this not have been canceled? What is being achieved by having this bl**dy run in the 1st place?
— Dennis M (@dennism___) November 14, 2019
Just imagine !!
How much each kid might have inhaled PM 2.5 and PM 10 particles in worst pollution condition of Delhi NCR!
Just to celebrate children day they put children in danger😢— Nirbhai Singh (@nirbhaisingh07) November 14, 2019
The Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) also issued a health advisory for the general public. Here are the do’s and dont’s.
