The Himalayas Peaks visible due to low pollution in Lockdown

There has been a significant reduction in pollution, similar to last year, as most of India is once again under lockdown due to the second wave of Covid-19. Residents of an Uttar Pradesh town were treated to a view of the majestic Himalayas from their homes, as happened last year when they stayed at home to fight Covid-19.

Residents could plainly see the stunning snow-capped mountain range in Uttarakhand, which is roughly 200 kilometres away, after some heavy rains. The photographs of the snow-capped Himalayas taken from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, have gone viral on social media.

One of the persons whose images and videos went viral was Dushyant Kumar, a government employee and amateur photographer from the area.

He clicked the image on May 20. While discussing the scenario he told that, "around sunset time, the Gangotri, Yamunotri and Banderpunch range of Himalayas were illuminated and were visible clearly. Last year too, this range of mountains was visible from here in April. It was a delight to see the Himalayas from Saharanpur.