With rest of the country’s pollution levels decreasing due to the lockdown, why would Bihar be left behind? According to an earlier report by Jagran, deserted roads, closed factories, and lack of human activity have improved Bihar’s air quality significantly.
So much so, that residents of a village in Bihar were able to spot the mighty Mount Everest from their rooftops after decades, reports India Today.
A picture of the beautiful sight was posted by Twitter user Ritu Jaiswal. Hailing from Singhwahini village, she was able to see the Everest from her terrace.
“Can see today Nature is balancing itself. The mountains close to Nepal were sometimes seen in clear weather after the rain,” she wrote.
हम सीतामढ़ी जिले के अपने गाँव #सिंहवाहिनी में अपने छत से #MtEverest देख सकते हैं आज। प्रकृति खुद को संतुलित कर रही है। नेपाल के नज़दीक वाले पहाड़ तो बारिश के बाद साफ मौसम में कभी कभी दिख जाते थे। असल हिमालय के दर्शन अपने गाँव से आज पहली बार हुए।#NatureisBalancing@KashishBihar pic.twitter.com/Ss3UHAzxWN
— Ritu Jaiswal (@activistritu) May 4, 2020
When people of Singhwahini village, Bihar saw Everest from their own houses. They say this happened after decades. Courtesy @activistritu. pic.twitter.com/X0SQtZe22T
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) May 5, 2020
Ritu Jaiswal went on to claim how her husband, in his childhood, could see the Mount Everest from his terrace back in the ’80s.
Becasue definitely when we can see snowy peak of the Himalayas, the highest ones can only be scene and everest is in the north east of our village and this pic is of north east. And my husband in their childhood used to see everest in 80s. So we are sure that its the same.
— Ritu Jaiswal (@activistritu) May 5, 2020
People on the internet, especially those who have lived in Bihar, are mesmerised by the gorgeous sight. Many also recalled being able to catch a view of the mountains when they were little.
It's great if the pic is real. Really something good happening in this lockdown.
— shiv shankar (@shivshankar1402) May 4, 2020
What a lovely view.
It’s like rebooting nature in true sense. #GreenRecovery
— Anish Singh (@anishsingh21) May 4, 2020
Good to see it again in our childhood days it was normal to see Himalaya from my village Chilra .Well captured.👌
— Raghvendra (@raghvendragst) May 4, 2020
Wah ,looks like i have to visit my native place in Sitamarhi soon to capture this marvoulous picture, but it looks not possible to see this live but thankyou for sharing this pics so that I can see this atleast in real time pics. @activistritu … really amazed picture.
— Sachin Pathak (@SachinP079) May 5, 2020
Marvellous….i dont think anyone in last 3 generation can claim to see it.
— Mayank Jaiswal (@mayank1jaiswal) May 4, 2020
Waah!
What a sight to behold.— rahul (@rahuliam1) May 4, 2020
this is real. i can't believe it. 🙏🙏
— Naval kishor kumar (@Navalkishorkr) May 5, 2020
The lockdown is working in more ways than one!