Lockdown

A lockdown can be defined as an emergency protocol implemented by the authorities that prevents
people from leaving a given area. A full lockdown will mean that the people in the given area must
stay where they are and must not exit or enter a building or given area. The lockdown is in force in
India these days because the corona virus is spreading all over the world in the form of an epidemic
which is spreading in our country too.
In India Covid-19 has been successfully kept in control or restricted due to the early lockdown in
comparison to the other parts of the world.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.

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Lockdown and Covid- As we compare the graph, we find
19 cases and Conclusion that the rate of change of confirmed
case is increasing rapidly and the
Covi d-19 Case’s
mortality rate has also increased but
Confirmed Case Death
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In the next slide we will look at some
precautions and prevention that every
person should adopt so that this
epidemic does not spread quickly and
ends as soon as possible.

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Symptoms
of
Covid-19

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 Change in the level
of Pollution

As we compare the graph shown in the figure,

we will find that there is a big change in
pollution levels. The images show
tropospheric nitrogen dioxide, which is
released when fuel is burned in cars, airplanes,
and other combustion engines. Due to which
air pollution occurs. Therefore, it can be
considered a golden opportunity to control air
pollution.

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Reduction in Emissions
and
Greenhouse Gases

Another change that has been observed is that

emissions have been down and the credits can be
given to Coronavirus. There has been a 15% – 40%
reduction in the output produced by key industrial
sectors and has lead to a 25% depletion in the
emission of Carbon di Oxide (CO2) gases over the
past few weeks. The local government is still
insisting on business to remain shut and to maintain
the same policies.

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Impact of Lockdown On
Environment
Human beings often forget that we are largely dependent on Mother Nature and become ignorant
towards taking care of it. We have been so reluctant to the preservation of natural resources and
sustainable development that we had forgotten the beauty of the Earth completely.
The Covid-19 lockdown imposed throughout the world has struck a chord in every one of us and
it has made us thinking how nature is so important for our day to day living. The tangible
improvements in nature have made us believe that the Earth can be saved.
It has made us see that our actions can very well impact the Earth’s sustainability. For breathing
pure air to greener trees, spotting various wildlife into the cities here are some important
environmental changes that we have seen for coronavirus lockdown in India:-

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Improvement in air quality
New Delhi was ranked as the most polluted city in the
world by World Health Organization in May 2014.
The usual air quality of India’s national capital
according to the air quality index used to be 200.
When the pollution level hit its peak, the pollution
level soared to 900 and sometimes, off the measurable
scale.
While 200 itself is 25 percent above unsafe level as
deemed by World Health Organization, but as Delhi’s
11 million registered cars were taken off the roads and
factories and construction were ground to a halt, Air
Quality Index levels have regularly fallen below 20.
The skies are suddenly a rare, piercing blue. Even the
birdsong seems louder.
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 Dolphins spotted near
Kolkata Ghats
Critically endangered, South Asian River
Dolphins also known as Ganges Dolphins have
been spotted back in the Ganga river after 30
years.
Due to the reduced pollution in water, the South
Asian River Dolphins have been spotted at
various Ganga Ghats of Kolkata.

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 The Number of Flamingos
Increased in Mumbai

As a result of the lockdown imposed due to

Covid-19, tens of thousands of flamingos have
gathered in the city of Navi Mumbai. The birds
normally migrate to the area every year, but
residents have reported that this year they have
seen a massive increase in their numbers.

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 Ganga fit for drinking in
Haridwar
The Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board tested water from Har-Ki-Pauri
in Haridwar and the results from the tests reveal that the water here has
been classified as 'fit for drinking after chlorination', for the first time in
decades. It is assumed that due to the lockdown, the drainage of industrial
waste into the river water has stopped and brought a significant change in
the water quality.
"Change in the former is there but not much change in the later.”

Water quality improved in the upstream but downstream Varanasi has

seen very little change," said a Central Pollution Control Board scholar
working on the Clean Ganga project, on conditions of anonymity. With
hope in our hearts to surpass the
hard times, we shall move to a future of refined lifestyle choices to preserve
Mother Nature and hope to be working cumulatively to restore our planet
earth from the destruction that had been caused over the several years.
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Thanks!

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