Amagosa esixeko saseNew Delhi kwanyanzeleka ukuba avale izikolo kwaye avale umsebenzi wokwakha ngenxa yomsi 'obukhali' ogqume ikomkhulu laseIndiya.
Umgangatho womoya kudala uyinkxalabo enkulu kwikomkhulu laseIndiya, ngakumbi ngexesha lasebusika, xa isixeko sigqunywa ngumsi oshinyeneyo, ukuthintela ukubonakala kunye nokubeka abahlali kwiingozi ezahlukeneyo zempilo.
Njengoko ixesha elitsha lasebusika lifika eIndiya, enye ingxaki yongcoliseko lomoya yabamba isixeko esinabemi abazizigidi ezingama-35, kunye nokuxinana komsi okushiyekileyo kudidi 'oluqatha' kusuku lwesibini olulandelelanayo.
New Delhi ibhalisiwe isalathisi somgangatho womoya (AQI) we-466, ngokutsho kweBhodi yeCentral Pollution Control ngoLwesihlanu kusasa. I-AQI engaphezulu kwama-400 ithathwa 'njengenzima'. Inokuchaphazela abantu abasempilweni kwaye ibe nefuthe elibi kwabo banezifo ezikhoyo, ibhodi yongcoliseko yaseIndiya ilumkisile.
Ufundo lwanamhlanje 'olunzima' lurekhodwe ngosuku lwesibini olulandelelanayo, emva kokuba isalathisi somgangatho womoya (AQI) sibethe amanqanaba ayingozi okokuqala ngeli xesha lasebusika izolo.
Njengoko umgangatho womoya wehla kwiindawo ezininzi zaseDelhi ngoLwesine, umphathiswa oyintloko welizwe u-Arvind Kejriwal uthe zonke izikolo zaseprayimari ziya kuhlala zivaliwe kwiintsuku ezimbini ezizayo. Okwangoku, iKomishoni yoLawulo loMgangatho woMoya iye yavala imisebenzi yokwakha engabalulekanga kwaye ibeka izithintelo kwiindidi ezithile zezithuthi eDelhi njengenxalenye yesicwangciso sayo sokujongana nale meko. Abo bafunyenwe besebenzisa izithuthi 'ezivaliweyo' kwiindawo ezichaphazelekayo zesixeko baya kubethwa ngesohlwayo esikhulu.
Kwangoko namhlanje, i-IQAir ebeka iliso iye yabika ukuba amanqanaba elona masuntswana omoya ayingozi kakhulu, i-PM2.5, enokungena egazini, ayephantse abe ngama-35 awona maxesha aphakamileyo emihla ngemihla acetyiswa nguMbutho wezeMpilo weHlabathi (i-WHO).
Amajelo eendaba aseIndiya athi ukunyuka kwamanqanaba ongcoliseko eNew Delhi “kunesantya esiphantsi somoya” kunye “nokungena komsi ngenxa yokutsha kweendiza.” Amafama aseIndiya adla ngokutshisa izikhondo, inkunkuma yezolimo eshiyeke kwisivuno sikaOkthobha, ngeli xesha lonyaka.
Ingxaki enkulu yongcoliseko lomoya nayo iza kukhokelela kwi Umnyhadala waseIndiya weDiwali, apho abathandi beziyunguma balayita izibane baze baqhumise iziqhushumbisi. Kulo nyaka, nangona kunjalo, urhulumente waseNew Delhi uye wavala iifirecrackers ngenjongo yokugcina amanqanaba ongcoliseko. Isithintelo sibandakanya ukwenziwa, ukugcinwa, ukuqhushumba, kunye nokuthengiswa kwazo zonke iintlobo zeziqhushumbisi, kubandakanya neziqhushumbisi eziluhlaza, kude kube nge-1 kaJanuwari 2024.
INew Delhi sesona sixeko simdaka kakhulu ehlabathini; amanqanaba ongcoliseko ngamaxesha angama-25 ngaphezu kwezikhokelo ze-WHO, ngokutsho kophando olwenziwe ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka. Uphando lulumkise ukuba ubomi babahlali basezidolophini zaseIndiya bunokunqunyulwa bufutshane ngeminyaka eli-12 ngenxa yomgangatho ophantsi womoya.
Uphando luye lwachonga i-Indiya njengelizwe elijongene "nomthwalo omkhulu wezempilo" ngenxa yongcoliseko lomoya ngenxa yenani elikhulu labantu abachatshazelwa yi-particulate ephezulu yongcoliseko.
