Delhi, the administrative capital of India, and Mumbai, the commercial capital, are suffocating due to the worst air pollution problem. Not only them, many cities in India are no exception to this problem. Recently, the air quality of Mumbai, Pune, Chennai and Ahmedabad has been reported to be worse than that of capital Delhi.
Due to poor air quality, many cities in India have become smog-like. 15 cities with worst air quality in the world are mentioned. Agra, Lucknow, Varanasi, Patna, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Srinagar, Faridabad and Kanpur are among the cities.
Like India, many cities in the world are facing this problem. According to the World Health Organization, 90% of the world’s population breathes polluted air. According to the 2019 report, 45 lakh people have died due to air pollution.
The number of deaths due to lung infection is increasing every year. If Delhi’s air quality falls short of the World Health Organization’s recommended level, the life expectancy of its residents could be reduced by 11.9 years,
according to a study by the University of Chicago.
Some common factors are attributed to the decrease in air quality and increase in air pollution. Common factors include the increasing number of diesel vehicles, construction activities, thermal power plants, and smoke-emitting factories. Burning of garbage and bursting of firecrackers during festivals also affect the air quality. As far as Delhi is concerned, post-harvest stubble burning in the neighboring states of Punjab and Haryana is a major concern.
The formation of air pollution varies from season to season. If the amount of dust is 31% to 34% during summer, it will decrease to 6% to 15% when cold comes. Pollution due to smog from vehicles, factories and garbage burning increases by 85% to 94% in winter. In neighboring states, stubble burning takes place only once a year.
Therefore, this problem can only be faced by devising a plan to control the air quality according to the environment from time to time. The solution is that the Corporation should be prepared to deal with the air
quality which deteriorates significantly during the winter season.
Controlling road dust and motor vehicle emissions are easy measures to take. Roadside trees and continuous watering of roads can control sand dust. If the corporation administration plans to ban petrol and diesel vehicles and allow only LPG and electric vehicles, then vehicle fumes can be solved.
1483 sq km. The sprawling headland is already 400 km in Delhi. Metro Rail is functioning. It is continuously being expanded. Private motor vehicles can be controlled by increasing the number of low-cost convenience stores from metro stations to suburban areas. If there is a situation where only gas and electric vehicles are running, the number of people who seek metro trains will increase.
As far as Delhi is concerned, the street dwellers burn wood and cook vegetables to combat the extreme cold. It is one of the main reasons why air quality deteriorates in winter. Not just Delhi, the situation is similar in most North Indian cities. The smoke from wood burning can be controlled by setting up safe night shelters to accommodate the poor people living on the streets.
Until the early part of the last century, the city of London faced the same problem that Indian cities face today. In 1952, the city of London was engulfed in a haze of deteriorating air quality. As a result, not only did the city of London come to a standstill for several days, but around 12,000 people died. Over the next 20 years, the city of London’s air quality is now under control.
Basic needs like clean water to drink, clean air to breathe, food to eat and clothes to wear. It is the government’s duty to confirm them!
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