An Emerging Challenge Created By Human: Call For Action!

Pollution is becoming the bigger problem in the world now which is the direct impact of the years long human intervention for DEVELOPMENT! We have seen Delhi fog and Beijing fog in last weeks. 

Many new ideas are coming from various Governments, Organization, International Agencies, People to reduce the effect of such human created pollution. I must congratulate to these for this concern. If they would have taken the timely action, it would not be the situations anywhere!

Last week, Delhi State Government took the decision that the EVEN & ODD number's private cars will have the roster. The only even and only odd cars will run 3 days in week on Delhi's road. It might be a good decision. But my concern is bigger than that!

If the government is really concern, they should consider the various dynamics of this. They should consider that private cars and jeeps contribute less than 10% of particulate matter (PM: which is the parameter of pollution control). Road dust and construction dust are the biggest contributors - up to 46%. (Researched by IIT Kanpur)

A big contributor to Delhi's air pollution is road dust that accounts for about 35% of tiny particles, followed by vehicles. 

The other big contributors include domestic cooking, power plants and industries. Vehicle emissions account for an average of 25%. Trucks and two-wheelers account for larger chunks of PM 2.5 pollution than passenger cars' contribution of 14-15% to overall vehicle emissions. 

Along with that, if we implement the even and odd roster, are we ready to work upon it properly. Have we taken the proper steps such as, strengthen the public transport system, proper coordination with all concern authorities, Various legal concern etc before implementing it? Will it increase the need of more vehicle in city or can ripple into malpractices (as duplicate number plates)? 

When we are really concern for this particular cause, we need to be very careful in every action, otherwise people make it mockery and the seriousness of the cause goes out. It hampers to the other serious small actions and its sustainability. 

This is the biggest concern emerging into the world. If this will not dealt with proper willingness, it will the biggest disaster of the world. And we need to be ready more Delhi, Beijing, Chennai for future.