The document is an assignment submitted by Radhika Bakshi that discusses sources of air pollution in Delhi and evaluates strategies to control it. It finds that overpopulation, vehicle emissions, construction, and crop burning are major sources. Three strategies are evaluated: banning firecrackers, restoring CNG subsidies to encourage cleaner fuels, and promoting the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) along with public transport and active transportation like cycling. The assignment recommends the third strategy as the most effective, emphasizing the important role of citizen awareness and behavior changes in switching to public transport, planting trees, and refraining from burning waste.
The document is an assignment submitted by Radhika Bakshi that discusses sources of air pollution in Delhi and evaluates strategies to control it. It finds that overpopulation, vehicle emissions, construction, and crop burning are major sources. Three strategies are evaluated: banning firecrackers, restoring CNG subsidies to encourage cleaner fuels, and promoting the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) along with public transport and active transportation like cycling. The assignment recommends the third strategy as the most effective, emphasizing the important role of citizen awareness and behavior changes in switching to public transport, planting trees, and refraining from burning waste.
The document is an assignment submitted by Radhika Bakshi that discusses sources of air pollution in Delhi and evaluates strategies to control it. It finds that overpopulation, vehicle emissions, construction, and crop burning are major sources. Three strategies are evaluated: banning firecrackers, restoring CNG subsidies to encourage cleaner fuels, and promoting the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) along with public transport and active transportation like cycling. The assignment recommends the third strategy as the most effective, emphasizing the important role of citizen awareness and behavior changes in switching to public transport, planting trees, and refraining from burning waste.
UNIVERSITY Course Code:- BBA 205- Environmental Science
Assignment
Submitted by-:
Name : Radhika Bakshi
Roll no:- 2K18/BBA/133
Class: BBA 2nd year, Section A
1) What are the various sources of Delhi air pollution?
The air quality in Delhi, the capital territory of India, according to a WHO survey of 1650 cities, is the worst of any major city in the world. It is estimated that air pollution in India kills about 1.5 millon people every year mainly from chronic respiratory diseases and asthma, according to WHO. In Delhi specifically, poor quality of air damages the lungs of around 2.2 million or 50 per cent of the children. The various sources of air pollution in Delhi would be as follows: Overpopulation- Being the most populous city in India, overpopulation has led to over exploitation of resources and much higher rates of emissions. Lack of active monitoring and reaction by the authorities. Lack of political priority. Motor vehicle emissions are one of the major sources of poor quality in Delhi. India’s Ministry of Earth Sciences published a research paper in October 2018 attributing almost 41 per cent to vehicular emissions,21.5 per cent to dust and 18 per cent to industries. Wood burning fires and fires on agricultural land. Exhaust from diesel generators, dust from construction sites, burning garbage and illegal industrial activities in Delhi. Heavy metal rich bursting of fire crackers. Agricultural stubble burning also affects Delhi’s air quality when crops are being harvested.
2) Evaluate 3 different strategies of controlling Delhi air pollution?
The three different strategies of controlling Delhi air pollution are as listed below:- Banning of firecrackers and closely monitoring the illegal sales of it. People caught hold of burning firecrackers should be heavily fined . Banning of firecrackers will evidently alleviate decrease the levels of air pollution. Regain CNG profits – Policies to encourage thee wide use of CNG reduced the annual PM10 levels by 16% between 2002 and 2007. High costs of CNG not only disincentivize people from switching to cleaner energy solutions and affect the public transport costs. Efficient practice of the 3Rs: Reuse, reduce and recycle along with the people themselves taking the initiative of converting garbage into compost in their localities. The citizens should also take the initiative of planting more trees and switch to public transport as much as possible. If the public transport facilities are easily available and well connected, by 2020 the capital’s 80 per cent population will use public transport. The government should enforce effective measures to implement homogenous emission standards and increase the number of buses and improve in terms of reliability , comfort and frequency. More and more cycle paths should be created to increase and improve walkability. This will not only reduce the usage of private vehicles for small distances but at the same time it will encourage the citizens to become more health conscious and active.
3) Which one would you recommend to make Delhi air cleaner?
To improve the air quality of Delhi and and make the air cleaner and healthier for its citizens, I would recommend the last strategy to be the most effective and impactful. It is imperative for the citizens to be aware about the consequences of the poor air quality of Delhi and act upon it immediately. If the citizens become more and more conscious and careful about vehicular usage and switch to public transport and car pooling, the air quality will definitely improve. It is also essential for people to plant more and more tress and completely abstain from burning fire crackers.