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Tomorrow it will be even worse — usually 250+ AQI. Still, this region has good airflow compared to the northern parts of India which literally go past the maximum reading on the scales — not great, not terrible — which is a result of after harvest stubble burning, firecrackers, cold weather and the entire northern region’s airflow blocked by the Himalayas.

The so called Hindus will literally call you out for being “weak” instead of deciding to not waste their money on the crackers and killing people. Delhi’s chief minister (who can’t even sign a piece of document) said that Diwali is incomplete without firecrackers before lifting the prevention measures from the previous government— which was also a failure.

Firecrackers were never even part of Diwali. The festival was about getting together, share gifts and sweets. But these radical Hindus don’t give a shit.

Update: Our Prime Minister with Delhi's Chief Minister with air purifier while they encourage people to burst more crackers.

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[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fireworks are banned in my city but last night was like New Year’s Eve. The noise is one thing, the pollution is another scale entirely.

[–] sonofearth@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

In India it is pretty much a daily affair: Won a cricket match? Burst a few crackers. MLA/MP got elected? Burst crackers. A toddler’s first birthday? Burst Crackers. Bhai’s (some random popular goon) Birthday? Burst crackers. A military operation against an enemy nation? Burst Crackers. Cleared an Exam? Burst Crackers. Got a government job? Burst Crackers. The list is endless.

Diwali takes it to a whole another level where literally every corner of human settlement in the country is bursting crackers.