If Diwali firecrackers are burst on Diwali night, how can the pollution that starts increasing a week earlier be blamed entirely on the festival?
November marks the transition from the rainy season to winter. Changing weather patterns, falling temperatures, reduced wind speed and temperature inversion restrict the dispersion of pollutants. Vehicular emissions, industries, construction dust and stubble burning add to the problem.
Diwali may contribute to pollution, but blaming it alone without understanding seasonal and atmospheric factors is not scientific reasoning.
Education gives us information; scientific temper teaches us to question assumptions.
So speak with scientific proof, Happy Diwali let's celebrate