Ethiopia ke Hayli Gubbi volcano se nikla volcanic ash cloud kal raat se Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana aur Gujarat ke upar high altitude par guzar raha hai. Logon ke dimaag mein sabse bada sawaal hai – “Yeh dhool-jaisa volcanic ash Delhi se kab tak hatt jayega?”
India Meteorological Department (IMD) ka clear update hai:
Ash plume ab north aur east direction ki taraf shift ho raha hai.
IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra ke mutabik, yeh ash cloud aaj shaam tak, lagbhag 7:30 baje ke aas-paas, Delhi aur zyada tar North India ke upar se hat jayega.
Uske baad yeh plume China aur aage Pacific region ki taraf drift karega, jahan upper atmosphere mein dheere-dheere disperse hoga.
Achhi baat yeh hai ki yeh ash 25,000–45,000 feet ki uchai par hai, matlab zameen ke level par hawa mein jo smog ya pollution hai, usse alag layer mein.
Experts bol rahe hain ki:
Ground-level AQI par iska major extra impact nahi dikhne wala,
lekin aasman halka sa zyaada hazy, dull ya greyish lag sakta hai jab tak plume upar se nikal nahi jata.
Jo log soch rahe hain ki kya mask pehenna zaroori hai ya health par turant effect aayega – weather aur environment experts keh rahe hain ki zyada logon ke liye ground level par direct volcanic ash exposure ka risk bahut kam hai. Normal Dilli wala pollution hi primary problem bana rahega, volcanic ash nahi.
IMD aur independent weather trackers dono ka estimate yahi keh raha hai ki aaj shaam tak Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab jaise areas ash cloud se largely free ho jayenge, aur agle kuch dino mein yeh kahani sirf high-altitude atmosphere aur aviation sector ke analysis tak simit reh jaayegi. Passengers ke liye fir bhi yahi advice hai – agar aaj ya kal ki flight hai, to airport jaane se pehle apne airline ki website/app par live flight status zaroor check kar lein, kyunki kuch routes par abhi bhi precautionary diversions possible hain.
