India: Heavy fog engulfs Green Park stadium on first test match

Kanpur: The very aspect on the opening day of the Test match that shortly caught the eye of most fans as well as the cricket players was the heavy fog and smog that engulfed the Green Park Stadium here.

Many fans expressed their deep concerns about the pollution.

The condition remains so worse over the stadium that led them to say the BCCI should be careful while organizing the matches in areas where smog and haze are quite heavy.

This is so because the welfare of the players and the spectators is of utmost importance.

Since the festival of Diwali, the pollution levels have increased in many parts of the country, as weather experts say.

According to Central Pollution Control Board, the air quality index (AQI) in Kanpur stands at 343, which was categorised as 'hazardous', with particulate matter (PM) 2.5 as the main pollutant in the air.

Fans all over India took to their social media and posted about their concerns regarding the terrible smog clouding the cricket ground at Green Park stadium here.