Overview
- An X post by Nikhil Saini shows long vehicle queues near Rohtang Pass despite no snowfall and no holiday season, drawing about 300,000 views.
- The surge coincided with Delhi’s very poor air on Tuesday, when the AQI was reported at around 380.
- CPCB data on Wednesday morning showed all Delhi monitoring stations below the severe band, with some readings in the poor category.
- Social media users blamed misleading travel content and weak crowd management, urging caps on entries and tighter enforcement.
- Officials and environmentalists have repeatedly warned that unregulated traffic threatens sensitive Himalayan ecosystems.