People in India Can See the Himalayas <br />for the First Time in 'Decades' Due to the reduced air pollution during <br />India's coronavirus lockdown, the Himalayan mountain range can now be seen <br />from more than 100 miles away. People in the city of Jalandhar, in the northern <br />Indian state of Punjab, have posted photos <br />of the Himalayas from their homes. The air quality in Jalandhar has been <br />measured as "good" for 16 of the 17 days <br />India has been on lockdown. During the same 17-day period last year, Jalandhar <br />did not register a single day of "good" air quality. India has 21 of the 30 worst polluted urban areas <br />in the world, according to IQAir AirVisual's <br />2019 World Air Quality Report. India Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered <br />"a total ban on venturing out of homes" on March 24. Only essential businesses, including water, <br />electricity, health services and groceries stores, <br />have been open during the lockdown.
