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Highlights by: Balbir Singh Sooch-Sikh Vichar Manch
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2. Strict enforcement of norms, whether it is in the posh colonies or unauthorised colonies, has to be ensured so that Delhi’s children are not made to suffer unbreathable air. TAME THE DUST DEVIL: Tuesday, 17 October 2017 | Pioneer | in Edit
3. Could the hope the findings of the report, ‘EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY ON EFFECT OF AIR POLLUTION ON HUMAN HEALTH (ADULTS) IN DELHI’ would be useful to all concerned fulfilled? Question arises, Balbir Singh Sooch said
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8. Could the hope the findings of the report, ‘EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY ON EFFECT OF AIR POLLUTION ON HUMAN HEALTH (ADULTS) IN DELHI’ would be useful to all concerned fulfilled? Question arises, Balbir Singh Sooch said
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19. Construction dust is a major cause of air pollution. States must crack down on this
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Balbir Singh Sooch-Sikh Vichar Manch
As to why does remedial failure at all levels in India?
7. The deadly heatwave that swept through India this week has melted streets with its searing 118-degree temperatures. But it’s also making life even worse for its cities’ most vulnerable residents—the millions of Indian children suffering from lung damage due to the toxic urban air.
9. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY ON EFFECT OF AIR POLLUTION ON HUMAN HEALTH (ADULTS) IN DELHI
10. Central Pollution Control Board has been entrusted with the responsibility of preparation of nation-wide plan for control of air pollution under the provision of Air Act, 1981. For rational planning of pollution control strategies, CPCB needs information on nature, magnitude and adverse health effects of air pollution.
11. Over the years, rapid urbanization and economic growth has led to exponential growth of vehicles. Unfortunately, these changes pose a challenge to natural resources in general, and to the air quality in particular. Enormous increase in number of vehicles has resulted in increased emission of air pollutants and, as a result, levels of air pollutants such as respirable suspended particulate matter are found to exceed the prescribed standards in many cities.
12. Respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) is a causative agent of mortality and morbidity. Fine particles on their own or with combination with other air pollutants are linked with a number of health problems.
13. In order to determine health effects of air pollution, CPCB initiated an Epidemiological study in Delhi with the help of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata. The study was carried out for over three years and several health camps were organized in different seasons covering different parts of the city. The study included questionnaire survey as well as clinical examination.
14. The study carried out is a one-time study which requires further verification and detailed investigation. I am thankful to Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute,
15. Kolkata for their relentless effort in carrying out the study. I am also thankful to my colleagues Dr. B. Sengupta, Member Secretary, Dr. R.C. Trivedi, Additional Director, Sh. Naresh Badhwar, Environmental Engineer and Dr. Sanghita Roychoudhury, SRF for assisting the project. I hope the findings of the report would be useful to all concerned. (J.M. Mauskar) Chairman, CPCB
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20. A cursory read through asthma statistics at any major hospital across India would show that this, the most common pulmonary disease, is seeing cases rising fast, particularly among younger Indians.
21. It is, therefore, not surprising to see children going to school armed not only with mobile phones but also nebulisers.
22. And the biggest single cause for so many Indians having weak lungs is quite clearly the noxious levels of air pollutants, particularly in cities like Delhi, where a heady cocktail of poisonous gases from carbon monoxide, nitrous oxides, sulphur dioxide and so on are emitted from the tailpipes of millions of vehicles every day.
23. With no strict enforcement of pollution norms, motorcycles, cars and buses continue to spew gases willy-nilly but the Delhi Government has tried solutions such as the much-pilloried ‘odd-even’ scheme.
24. The Supreme Court too banned the sale of firecrackers in the national capital in order to reduce the negative impact of poisonous gases released when they explode. But one major cause of air pollution, in fact, one of the leading causes of large and heavy particulate matter that continues in this city and also across the country with little or no checks is construction dust.
25. All across the city, mounds of construction material lie strewn about. Some like iron rods are a threat to life for pedestrians and motorists alike but the sand, cement and bricks are a threat to life in other ways.
26. Some builders even encourage stone cutting out on the road, thereby generating dust and noise.
27. Badly stored construction material, particularly sand, is liable to create heavy particulate matter in the air when kicked up by the wind or when thrown up by the tires of vehicles passing over them. While there are norms for storing such materials, they are almost universally not followed by all but the largest contractors.
28. The norms specify that building materials should be covered and not stored on the road, instead should be kept inside the site. But it isn’t just new building materials, the malba from demolished buildings and the mud extracted to build deep foundations are often dumped by unscrupulous contractors on roadsides at the middle of the night.
29. Not only are these materials a menace as they lie around in the dry heat of the capital, they spread dust all over the city and into the lungs of the citizens.
30. As Delhi goes through an intense period of urban renewal and even though large projects tend to follow norms better than most, they are also generating huge amounts of dust.
31. This is why municipal bodies in Delhi and the State Government’s Public Works Department have to go after contractors and house owners who willingly pollute the air just to save on the cost of a few sheets of tarpaulin.
32. Strict enforcement of norms, whether it is in the posh colonies or unauthorised colonies, has to be ensured so that Delhi’s children are not made to suffer unbreathable air.
33. Of course, this is just one of the many causes of Delhi’s air crisis but it is a cause that is not being addressed. This must change and fast.
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