With the lockdown forcing cars off the road and bringing production to a halt, Delhi residents say their city's air quality is the best it's been in 20 or 30 years.
A state agency, meanwhile, said the water quality of the revered Ganges river had also improved significantly since the lockdown began in Uttarakhand state.
"I am glad in some ways people have understood the value of clean air and I hope this will create a public stake to maintain it."
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