Is pollution reaching a point of no return?

above 300, a hazardous zone.

Dr Aggarwal adds, “The weather conditions in the national capital are rapidly deteriorating and there is only one advice for those going for an early-morning walk or run — stay indoors. Although one should ensure that exercise areas are at least 200 metres away from roads, construction sites and smokeemitting industries, even that cannot guarantee clean air.”

Passionate sportspersons and physical activity enthusiasts living in the city are utterly confused. They don’t know how to respond and what to do. The Delhi Half Marathon, a marquee event held in Delhi for the last 10 years, which brings the city together for health, recently ended up dividing not just the runners but the entire city. Everyone had an opinion. Some took a stand that they simply couldn’t stop living; they had to do what they had to. Others were of the opinion that such events should be cancelled to stop exposing the masses to poor air quality, repercussions of which would not be evident right away, but later.

Had we runners come together and thought a little less selfishly, we could have made a bigger impact. We all are otherwise drawing-room activists who broadcast our thoughts on social media at the drop of a hat but for once we could have made longterm changes to the society. We could have made it a better world for our next generation.

We all need to come together to make a bigger difference. Even superheroes realised that and came together as Justice League and Avengers to take on the common enemy.