Hazy state of mind
Updated On: 23 October, 2023 05:51 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
The unbelievably high levels of air pollution in the city have got our sutradhaars concerned, and also asking some tough questions to civic authorities about the late reaction to protect its citizens
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A thick smog over Malad on Friday indicative of the city’s abysmal air quality. Pic/Nimesh Dave
Sir PM looked at his bedside cuckoo clock. He had forgotten to set the wake-up alarm for his Sunday night meeting with Lady Flora. ‘She will be mad at me…again’ thought Sir PM, as he made a dash to St Thomas Cathedral. He walked past his friend, who had masked her face like a bandit. In her all-white garb, he mistook her for one of the statues, and ignored her.
“Pheroze! Come back; I am right here,” Lady Flora exclaimed trying not to make a scene inside the hallowed space. “Didn’t you see me?” she asked, while carefully removing a layer of her face cover. Sir PM was part-bemused, and part-baffled at her new avatar. “Pray, my lady, why are you dressed in such a mummified manner? I swear I thought you were one of the nameless statues,” he asked. “Well, Pheroze, I am taking precautions. Where is your mask? You’re being way too casual given your scary asthmatic bouts,” she scolded her friend, continuing, “Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you would know that it’s better to be safe than sorry. Look at the air quality levels; they’re abysmal. We are now officially worse off than Delhi, which until now used to be our favourite punching bag.”
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