Learn about Delhi pollution level!
Delhi , the capital city of India is handicapped by pollution. The major contributor to the pollution is light vehicles. Vehicular population in Delhi nearly doubled to 4.5million from 2.2 million in 1994 with a growth of 10% per annum. Vehicular polutants have damaging effects on human health and ecology.
Delhi police is taking many steps to control the pollution - frequent pollution checking for vehicles, conducting public awareness programs, Mass rapid transportation, phasing out of old commercial vehicles and tightening mass emission standards for new vehicles.
( source: http://transport.delhigovt.nic.in/)
Implementation of CNG kits in Automotives and Delhi metro rail had given a considerable control in Delhi pollution due to mass local transport usage by Delhi citizens. But the pollution level again now peaking up despite these measures.
Pollution levels in Delhi are up. The gains that accrued from the CNG programme have been lost. All the options available under the first generation re-forms have been exhausted. The increasing market-share of diesel cars makes it only worse. ( Source: Merinews.com )
