The national capital of India is going through a very smoggy phase! Air pollution in Delhi is growing with each passing day. It has already entered the ‘very poor’ category on Wednesday. Delhi’s air quality has been a serious concern and the government is also trying out methods of getting it under control. Protests have been rising in the national capital, people are demanding immediate action to tackle the pollution. Earlier this month Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio took to his social media handle to share pictures of the protest held in Delhi; around 1500 people participated in that protest. Leo has always been vocal about global warming and its effect on the environment.
He takes great initiatives on raising awareness on environmental issues; Leonardo is also the founder of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation that looks into several environmental matters. Leonardo also met with the 16-year-old environmental enthusiast Greta Thunberg. The Oscar-winning actor has been an active part of several awareness programs. Apart from Leonardo, several other celebrities spoke about the recent condition of Delhi including Priyanka Chopra and Dia Mirza. Not only that Delhi has opened its first-ever oxygen bar. The oxygen bar offers 15 minutes of 80-90 percent pure oxygen starting from Rs 299. The situations got so worse that schools were shut down for a brief period. Well the weather experts have provided us with a silver lining; they said that a western disturbance is expected increase the wind speed that will provide better ventilation and reduce the pollution levels in the city.