Snow-capped Himalayas visible from Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur, photos go viral

What people saw in Saharanpur where the mighty Himalayas thanks to heavy rains, which significantly improved air quality.

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Pictures taken by Dushyant Kumar of the Himalayan range from Saharanpur had gone viral in 2020 as well. (Source: @DushyantKSaini/ Twitter)

As most of India is under lockdown once again amid the second wave of Covid-19, there has been a visible reduction in pollution like last year. Residents of a Uttar Pradesh town were blessed with the view of the mighty Himalayas from their home, in a repeat of what happened last year after people stayed home to combat Covid-19. The photos of snow-capped Himalayas, as seen from UP’s Saharanpur have taken social media by storm.

After some heavy showers, the residents could clearly the spectacular snow-capped mountain range, which is about 200 km away in Uttarakhand. The view is even better than last year, owing to the unexpected summer rains, brought by the effects of Cyclone Tauktae.

Even though Cyclone Tauktae weakened to ‘very severe’ storm, heavy rains continued not just in Gujarat and Maharashtra but also in several places in north India, including Delhi-NCR region and Uttar Pradesh. As the cyclone moved north-northeastwards from the Gujarat coast, heavy showers improved the air quality index (AQI) in several towns, revealing to the residents the amazing view.

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“Himalayas are visible again from Saharanpur. After rains, the sky is clear and AQI is around 85,” Indian Forest Service officer Ramesh Pandey wrote online sharing few images on Twitter.

This is another view captured by Dushyant Kumar IT Inspector posted in Saharanpur. https://t.co/5u1S6fn55i pic.twitter.com/CBDYt5o0tV

— Ramesh Pandey (@rameshpandeyifs) May 20, 2021

Sanjay Kumar, the Commissioner of Saharanpur, also shared a fabulous view of snowclad Upper Himalayas, explaining, “Two days of heavy rains across North India after Cyclone Tauktae landfall ensured all pollution in air, mist and haze is gone.”

What a fabulous view of snowclad Upper Himalayas more than 150kms from Saharanpur city. Two days of heavy rains across North India after Cyclone Tauktae landfall ensured all pollution in air, mist and haze is gone.. PC Dr Vivek Banerjee. @rameshpandeyifs @paragenetics pic.twitter.com/QHidB1p0c3

— Sanjay Kumar. IAS (@skumarias02) May 21, 2021

Dushyant Kumar, a nature photographer and an Income Tax inspector from Saharanpur, also shared some impressive shots taken from his home on Friday, blowing away people online. Kumar also went viral last year, when his images of the Garhwal range as seen from the UP town broke the internet.

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— Dushyant Kumar (@DushyantKSaini) May 20, 2021

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— Dushyant Kumar (@DushyantKSaini) May 20, 2021

“Around sunset time, the Gangotri, Yamunotri and Banderpunch range of Himalayas were illuminated and were visible clearly,” Kumar told news agency ANI adding that it was a “delight to see the Himalayas from Saharanpur”.

People on social media were excited to see the photos second year in row, with many highlighting that efforts should be made to conserve nature and improve air quality.

Let us make sure it remains thus in future too

— SubashCV☯️ExecutiveCoach (@subashcv) May 21, 2021

This is majestic, beautiful and just something that makes one feel very very happy.

— Ek Aur Bihari (@Ek_Aur_Bihari) May 21, 2021

This is really Beautifull,

— Sunil Joshi (@skjna) May 21, 2021

Nature is beautiful if we take care of them… and thanks to @DrVivekBanerjee sir for capturing such a lovely moment and sharing with world.

— Nimesh C Thakur (@nimesh_c_thakur) May 21, 2021

The question is will it stay clear? The lockdown wont be forever. How will we ensure the future generations will be able to see this sight?

— Amit Thakur (@i_amit_thakur) May 21, 2021

Best thing seen today on social media 😊😊❤️

— Mohit Lodhi (@itsmohitlodhi) May 20, 2021

Beautiful 👌

What we have done to Mother Earth is visible to us!

— VP Singh 🇮🇳 (@2020Vpsingh) May 21, 2021

Its because of zero pollution.🙏🙏 If everyone use the alternative fual that so every one see miracle
Government should support alternative fuel like solar, electric etc.. https://t.co/JXH3LsRS3D

— Harish Lavangade (@LavangadeHarish) May 21, 2021

A little belief,a little faith,a little hope is sometimes allt hat is needed to see the light 💫🏔️ #Aajkagyaan https://t.co/vdJ4TYAPUm

— Tejaswini_86 (@86Tejaswini) May 21, 2021

Phir dikh gaya himalaya.. 2nd time in a year 😆 https://t.co/bK9cvy0h8U

— Anubhav Khandelwal (@_anubhavk) May 21, 2021

Garhwal Himalayas from Saharanpur..
Looks like pahaad paas mein hi ho.. https://t.co/23bOCGVm4t

— दीप्ति (@kumaoni_woman) May 21, 2021
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Earlier in April, 2020, the Dhauladhar range in the Himachal was visible from Punjab’s Jalandhar, and images took social media by storm. In May last year, images of Mt Everest seen from a small Bihar village too went viral, with people claiming ‘nature is healing’.

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