'Dust and smoke': Bryan Adams shares photo from Gurgaon concert venue

NEW DELHI: Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, who performed in Gurgaon on Sunday night, shared a photo later on from the concert which has again got people talking about the pollution in DELHI-NCR.

Adams shared a photo on Instagram showing dust and haze over the venue where the concert was organised.

Sharing the photo, he wrote, “In this photo, if you look carefully you can see my shadow silhouetted in the dust and smoke of the venue over the audience. I’ve never seen that before. Magical India. Namaste.”


Reacting to the photo, many fans were quick to respond saying that the photograph showed the toxic pollution of Delhi-NCR and not the "magic".

The photo has, however, reminded people of the winter months when Delhi-NCR is engulfed in smog.

Although the winters are the worst in the national capital when it comes to pollution, at present, the air quality in Delhi-NCR has already dropped to "poor” category with the government bringing in the emergency Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).

The emergency plan to combat air pollution came into force on Monday in Delhi-NCR, even as the Centre claimed that bad air quality days in the city have come down considerably this year.

The GRAP, which has come into effect for the second year, ensures stringent actions are taken based on the air quality.

Under the plan, measures like mechanised sweeping of roads, ban on garbage burning, pollution control measures at brick kilns and deployment of police to ensure smooth passage of traffic at vulnerable areas are in force in Delhi-NCR as the air quality lies in the poor category.

Late last year, Delhi and a large part of northern India were covered in a dangerous toxic smog that forced authorities to shut schools, ban diesel-run generators, construction, burning of garbage and non-essential truck deliveries.

The World Health Organisation had said earlier this year that India was home to the world's 14 most polluted cities, with Delhi ranked the sixth most polluted.