Delhi's pollution: A major concern
There are 28 industrial areas in Delhi. Most of the small scale industries don't have individual facilities to treat liquid waste. With increase in the number of hospital waste has become another major concern.
DELHI IS entering its bitter battle against being the fourth most polluted city in the world. In Delhi, today pollution is one of the most critical problems faced by the public and concerned authorities. Rapid rate of industrialisation and migration has created unique challenges for the municipality to overcome. The unexpected growth in the number of vehicles in Delhi is a major concern as everyday over 1000 vehicles joining the line in Delhi? The city is regularly choked in thick fog as an array of traffic and heavy industries throw 3,000 ton of pollutants into the air everyday. Pollution from thermal power plants contributes 13 per cent of air pollution. The city could become impossible to live in because of air and water pollution.
The terrible air quality in the Indian capital has just became even worse due to construction work for the common wealth games, large scale construction have taken a toll on Delhi’s air quality. Massive building work for October’s games and the subsequent traffic congestion are to blame for a large increase in nitrogen oxides in Delhi’s environment.
Environmentalists have also been highlighting the damage cause to human health by allowing the discharged sewage to re-enter the food chain via agriculture. There is a government body called Delhi Pollution Control Committee existing in Delhi (DPCC) basically established for controlling pollution in Delhi’s pollution.
Emerging middle classes of Delhi will have to scale down expectations and start curbing their own polluting activities to avoid the prospect of the city becoming impossible to live in. Even students from various schools, colleges and institutions convey a message to the locals that we should keep our city clean and healthy.
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