Customer Gets Oxygen In Food Delivery As Pollution Peaks In Delhi (Image: Instagram/sarcasticus)
Magicpin, a food delivery app in Delhi sent a customer an “oxygen” bag along with their food order on Tuesday. This bizarre delivery comes as Delhi’s air pollution levels have reached alarming heights and the app sent it to a girl who ordered food via its app.
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The customer shared the unexpected delivery, which was posted on “Sarcastic us” on Instagram and raised concerns about the dire air quality situation in the city. The post quickly went viral which further led to conversations about the city’s pollution crisis.
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Residents are struggling to breathe and the city’s poor air quality is causing severe health concerns, social Media users wrote. A user commented: People laughed when the first mineral water bottles were introduced, saying, ‘Who would buy it? We have plenty of free water.’ But now, it’s a necessity. The same will happen with these oxygen packs—they’ll be popular in the future.”
🚨🇮🇳New Delhi of India Suffocates Under Toxic Smog!! #pollutioncontrol
Air pollution exceeds WHO’s safe limit by 60 times.
PM2.5 levels reach 806 micrograms per cubic meter.
Stubble burning, factories, and vehicles blamed.
Government measures were criticized as ineffective.Health… pic.twitter.com/jsN4XAYGZF
— Weather monitor (@Weathermonitors) November 18, 2024
As the national capital chokes with the Air Quality Index (AQI) hitting 526 on Wednesday, reaching the ‘hazardous level’ zone, Delhi environment minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Gopal Rai announced that 50 per cent of the state government’s employees will move to work from home.
Amidst the toxic gas chamber-like situation in the national capital, Delhi University shifted to online classes till November 23; and Jawaharlal Nehru University till November 22. Trains and flights to the national capital are either delayed or cancelled as visibility plunged due to the toxic smog.
Delhi pollution will kill more people than COVID, over time. This is not fog. pic.twitter.com/T1ic9II4SV
— Ayush Jaiswal (@aayushjaiswal07) November 17, 2024
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