Delhi-NCR is witnessing deteriorated air quality and the city has been covered with a thick layer of smog. Due to bad weather conditions and the rise of pollutants, AQI remained in the 'very poor' or 'severe' category in the capital city. Interestingly, a number of verified users and brands put on their creative hats and brought about some conversations around this topic. Popular brands such as Zomato and Dominos took to Twitter to share the plight of their followers during this bad weather. Their posts could make internet users relate and bear the poor air quality with a smile. Take a look at the posts here:
sorry delhi-ncr, our chat support can't help if your chicken gets delivered as smoked chicken 😭
— zomato (@zomato) November 7, 2022
Dear Delhi-NCR Peeps, here's your friendly neighborhood Domino's with a quick reminder! 👇
— dominos_india (@dominos_india) November 7, 2022
AQI is high, aaj ghar se hi order kar le bhai!#DominosIndia
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In a clever reference to the smoky weather in the capital city, Zomato shared a witty meme. "Sorry Delhi-NCR, our chat support can't help if your chicken gets delivered as smoked chicken," wrote Zomato in their tweet. The tweet has received over 13k likes since it was shared. "Delhi so polluted that we didn't saw this joke coming," agreed one user while another felt, "Not funny. People are falling sick in Delhi!
Meanwhile, the popular pizza brand Domino left an important yet gentle reminder to stay home and avoid being outdoors amid the bad air quality. "Dear Delhi-NCR Peeps, here's your friendly neighborhood Domino's with a quick reminder! AQI is high, aaj ghar se hi order kar le bhai," they wrote in their post. Apart from this, the dating application Tinder also took a dig at air pollution by giving its own spin to it. Take a look:
Delhi pollution so bad, can't even say I'm seeing someone 😶🌫️
— Tinder India (@Tinder_India) November 7, 2022
"Delhi pollution so bad, can't even say I'm seeing someone," they wrote. The hilarious tweet garnered several reactions and comments too.
What did you think of the tweets and memes by the brands on Delhi's air pollution? Tell us your thoughts in the comments.
As the air quality in Delhi-NCR worsened and the Air Quality Index (AQI) touched 'Severe' levels on Wednesday, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) re-imposed Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) from Thursday.
The Centre's panel on Delhi-NCR's air quality on Wednesday invoked curbs under stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) amid a sharp rise in pollution due to unfavourable meteorological conditions, according to an official order.
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