Battle Against Smog In India: Living in Delhi has become a dangerous game for the people. Delhi’s air is becoming poisonous day by day. As soon as cold winds started blowing in Delhi, poison also started appearing in the air of Delhi. The pollution level in Delhi has touched its record level. AQI has crossed 500 in many areas. The situation is that breathing in Delhi is equivalent to smoking 50 cigarettes. Due to this suffocating air of Delhi, it has become difficult for people to go out of their houses.
People are also facing many health related problems due to air pollution. Now the question arises, what is the government doing in such a situation? What is the planning by the Government of India to purify the air of Delhi-NCR? Today we will tell you about those selected countries of the world including China which fought the war against air pollution and won it. India can also learn from these countries.
This is how China won the war against pollution
The problem of pollution is not only India’s problem, but such problems have been seen and are still being seen in many countries of the world. In the 1990s, the condition of China’s capital Beijing was also suffering from pollution, the level of pollution in China’s air was so much that the government had banned people from going out of their homes and this situation is not only in Beijing. Were. In fact, they were born in many other cities of China. Keeping this in view, in the year 1998, the Chinese government announced to fight a war against pollution and the government reduced the use of coal. So the vehicles emitting carbon were also reduced.
Not only this, vertical forest was planted in Eastern China. Which absorbed 25 lakh tonnes of carbon dioxide every year and produced 60 kg of oxygen every day. To increase pure air, 100-100 meter high smog towers were installed in Chinese cities. Green technology was promoted. Pollution-causing industries were strictly monitored and after 15 years, the level of air pollution in China reduced significantly. If we look at the figures, in 2013 the level of PM2.5 pollutant was 90 µg/m3 but after 4 years in 2017, it came down to zero. Reached 58 µg/m3.
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This is how pollution was controlled in Mexico and Paris
The North American country Mexico also had the same level of pollution. In the 1990s, Mexico was the most polluted country in the world. To get out of this situation, the government not only changed the technology but also reduced carbon emissions and gasoline usage. Not only this, even the oil refineries in New Mexico were closed.
If we talk about Paris, the capital of France. So at one time the level of air pollution had reached a very dangerous level there too. To overcome this, the French government made public transport completely free for people on weekends and encouraged people to share cars and bikes for big events and functions.
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These countries adopted these methods
When the level of pollution increased significantly in Denmark, people started using public transport more. Not only this, there are more people riding bicycles instead of cars and bikes. And because of this, carbon emissions will be leveled here by the year 2025. Blue zones have been created in many cities in Switzerland to prevent pollution from increasing. Where anyone can park for free for 1 hour. But for doing more than this, heavy fees are charged. Along with this, free car zones have been created in cities. The car can be used only there.
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