Over the past few months, a series of air pollution have set
new records across Asia. Recently, air quality level has worsened in India
creating public outcry with dire co consequences for large sweat of society.
Specially in fine particulate matter (2.5) have caused closer of school,
declaration of health emergency by State Government, demonstration by civil
society and alarming media coverage. These recurrent episodes now happen every
year like clockwork during the beginning of winter, aggravated by festive season.
In our country extreme air pollution have become its own season, from October
to February a major cause is burning to clear agricultural residue and forest
in neighbouring state like Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. This
practices version the already Bad air quality levels caused by pollution from
transports, energy and industrial sources.
Extreme air pollution effect millions of people in densely populated region who are exposed to take toxic Smog for Weeks. Local Public Health experts estimates that by time kids come back from school they have been exposed to air pollution level equivalent to smoking 5266 in national capital region ACC to the world Health Organisation, is responsible for 7 million premature death worldwide each year environmental threat represent the second or third most serious risk factor for public health.
Recent report by health effect Institute highlighted that, if no additional measures are taken to change the ongoing regular air pollution crisis that from air pollution in India will rise from 1.1 million in 2015 to 1.7 million that annually in 2030 and 3.6 million death annually by 2050. Mortality and morbidity impacts translate into economic losses on India’s human capital and economy by UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and University of Delhi.
“Besides air pollutions detrimental impact on our health, this out of proportion environmental threat also impact our economic, our food security, our climate and P/S exacerbates inequalities”, said SORAYA SMAOUN VNEP's Air quality coordinator. Air pollution and climate change our intrinsically linked, sincere pollution impact the climate and are often co-emitted with greenhouse gases. The report breathing cleaner air: 10 scalable solution for Indian cities was led by a task force of Indian and international experts. It outlined Solutions that reduce air pollution in our country, including agricultural open burning by turning crop Residue into to resource to produce fuel for electricity generation.
Pollution level in country especially in Delhi peak to three year high. ‘The Ministry of Earth science air quality monitor, SAFAR said that Delhi ‘overall AQI reached as high as 708, which is 14 times the safe level of 0-50. Cities across the northern and eastern parts of India remain affected due to air pollution. A chemical pollutant dispersal model called SILAM (system for integrated modelling of Atmospheric composition), developed by Finnish meteorological institute indicates that plume of dust and smoke hanging over Delhi would travel toward east India, move into the Bay of Bengal and hike pollution levels as far away as Tamil Nadu. However, such a scenario has been dismissed by a scientist at the Indian meteorological Department. The deterioration in air quality over Delhi was blamed on pollution and adverse weather condition. This was primarily due to increased moisture from passing Western Disturbance (WD). It didn’t bring as much rain as expected, stalled winds and retarded the disbursal of pollutant.
Metrology sailed a strong wind is expected to pick up and flush pollutant within the next 12 hours. The current extreme air pollution is a part of Global air pollution problem, which involves the transport and agricultural sector, household energy, industry as well as waste management practices. It coordinated effort led by local national government and supported by existing tools and international experience take in order to protect ourselves, economics and other planet from the detrimental effects of growing environmental threat.
Furthermore, this year the Indian government join the climate and clean air coalition on the occasion of World Environment Day India's Minister of environment, forest and climate change, Prakash Javadekar then that India will work “to adopt cleaner energy sustainable production and consumption pattern” as well as “ environment friendly transport, agriculture, industry and waste management to promote clean air".
The breath life network a joint effort by World Health Organisation the UN environment programme and climate and clean air condition, is working with local and national governments to design of implement policies that improve air quality level in Widen area. Cities use breadth life as platform to share best practices and demonstrate progress in their journey to meeting World Health Organisation air quality targets by 2030 to build demand for new solution and ways to take action both locally and globally.
By,
Muskan Upadhyay
Isabella Thoburn College
Extreme air pollution effect millions of people in densely populated region who are exposed to take toxic Smog for Weeks. Local Public Health experts estimates that by time kids come back from school they have been exposed to air pollution level equivalent to smoking 5266 in national capital region ACC to the world Health Organisation, is responsible for 7 million premature death worldwide each year environmental threat represent the second or third most serious risk factor for public health.
Recent report by health effect Institute highlighted that, if no additional measures are taken to change the ongoing regular air pollution crisis that from air pollution in India will rise from 1.1 million in 2015 to 1.7 million that annually in 2030 and 3.6 million death annually by 2050. Mortality and morbidity impacts translate into economic losses on India’s human capital and economy by UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and University of Delhi.
“Besides air pollutions detrimental impact on our health, this out of proportion environmental threat also impact our economic, our food security, our climate and P/S exacerbates inequalities”, said SORAYA SMAOUN VNEP's Air quality coordinator. Air pollution and climate change our intrinsically linked, sincere pollution impact the climate and are often co-emitted with greenhouse gases. The report breathing cleaner air: 10 scalable solution for Indian cities was led by a task force of Indian and international experts. It outlined Solutions that reduce air pollution in our country, including agricultural open burning by turning crop Residue into to resource to produce fuel for electricity generation.
Pollution level in country especially in Delhi peak to three year high. ‘The Ministry of Earth science air quality monitor, SAFAR said that Delhi ‘overall AQI reached as high as 708, which is 14 times the safe level of 0-50. Cities across the northern and eastern parts of India remain affected due to air pollution. A chemical pollutant dispersal model called SILAM (system for integrated modelling of Atmospheric composition), developed by Finnish meteorological institute indicates that plume of dust and smoke hanging over Delhi would travel toward east India, move into the Bay of Bengal and hike pollution levels as far away as Tamil Nadu. However, such a scenario has been dismissed by a scientist at the Indian meteorological Department. The deterioration in air quality over Delhi was blamed on pollution and adverse weather condition. This was primarily due to increased moisture from passing Western Disturbance (WD). It didn’t bring as much rain as expected, stalled winds and retarded the disbursal of pollutant.
Metrology sailed a strong wind is expected to pick up and flush pollutant within the next 12 hours. The current extreme air pollution is a part of Global air pollution problem, which involves the transport and agricultural sector, household energy, industry as well as waste management practices. It coordinated effort led by local national government and supported by existing tools and international experience take in order to protect ourselves, economics and other planet from the detrimental effects of growing environmental threat.
Furthermore, this year the Indian government join the climate and clean air coalition on the occasion of World Environment Day India's Minister of environment, forest and climate change, Prakash Javadekar then that India will work “to adopt cleaner energy sustainable production and consumption pattern” as well as “ environment friendly transport, agriculture, industry and waste management to promote clean air".
The breath life network a joint effort by World Health Organisation the UN environment programme and climate and clean air condition, is working with local and national governments to design of implement policies that improve air quality level in Widen area. Cities use breadth life as platform to share best practices and demonstrate progress in their journey to meeting World Health Organisation air quality targets by 2030 to build demand for new solution and ways to take action both locally and globally.
By,
Muskan Upadhyay
Isabella Thoburn College
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