Mumbai is like Humpty Dumpty A very popular childhood school rhyme we all learnt as children fits the situation in our very own Amchi Mumbai. The line in particular, All the King’s horses and all the King’s men could not put Humpty together again. For a few months, Mumbaikars have been facing very poor-quality air. Many agencies and authorities have been struggling to get the city to breathe freely but it seems to get more difficult. Both the State and Central Governments, their pollution control boards and health departments and the BMC have failed and it has been an ineffective try. If all this was not enough, the Bombay High Court has sprung into action and has joined the ongoing ruckus and has been hearing anguished petitions and passing stricter laws against Diwali fireworks. The weatherman is relieved that he is not a part of the drama. But all said and done, their planning and efforts have gone in vain as the city still looms under a thick toxic haze hanging above, covering the skyline and stubbornly refusing to dissipate. And we continue to choke over a poor quality of air which even Delhi finds alarming. Ages back over suburban grounds were known as gas chambers. But today Mumbai has become one. People get confused in identifying what is mist, smog and fog. Mist is a winter phenomenon. It creeps in silently overnight like a burglar would do in the dark. It disrupts traffic, causing traffic jams, and making visibility low and shutting down schools and offices. People fall sick with chest congestion, face breathing problems, cold in the head and giving them bone aches. The way Bollywood portrays this, the reality is far from being true. There is nothing romantic about mist. Only Bollywood movies show the hero chasing the heroine in the meadows and singing some song. On the other hand smog is a combination of smoke and fog. Fog like mist happens in winter. Both are clouds made of condensed water vapour. Because fog is denser it makes visibility even poorer. Mumbai is hit by smog, pollution caused by the construction dust, smoke from waste burning, auto and Industrial emissions. Whether it is mist, fog or smog, the Air Quality Index (AQI) goes through the roof. In Mumbai, since few months the air quality is become worse than Delhi and is has become very unhealthy and poor. Winters is still far off. People are wearing Covid masks. Irrespective of what Mumbaikars face the festivsl celebration will just be the same.
About Mark Manuel
The above thoughts/content has been proudly copied from the wall of Sir Mark Manuel. Being interviewing almost every role model of this country and going stronger each day. Mark Manuel is a respected Mumbai editor, writer, and columnist.
With over three decades of journalism in leading publications. This includes the Free Press Journal, Times, Dainik Bhaskar, Mid-Day, and Afternoon. He is famous for his brilliant pen interviews. He himself is a TEDx speaker.
Further
His interviews have been featured in several leading media houses. They include the Hindustan Times, Huffington Post, BBC, and Network 18. Almost every famous person has been interviewed by him in the country from Mother Teresa to Muhammad Ali. His first book is just out. It’s titled Moryaa Re! It is a crime thriller that is perhaps the country’s first police procedural. He began his career covering crime. And in a tribute to his experience and knowledge of this beat.
Several distinguished officers of the Mumbai Police and its Crime Branch collaborated with him to make this book possible. Amitabh Bachchan wrote the forward in a statement of friendship for Mark Manuel and admiration for his work.
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