Air Pollution in Delhi-NCR: The bad air of Delhi-NCR is not only increasing the problems of the people here, but is also causing embarrassment to India at the international level. Other countries have started discussing this. A similar scene was seen at the COP29 summit on environment organized in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. In this conference, there was a lot of discussion on the continuously increasing air quality index of Delhi.
Experts warned about the health risks of air pollution and called for urgent global action. Aarti Khosla, director of Climate Trends, said Delhi's AQI has reached dangerous levels, with some areas recording particulate pollution of more than 1,000 micrograms per cubic metre. Pollution is caused by many sources such as black carbon, ozone, burning of fossil fuels and field fires. He said that we need solutions that deal with all this.
Breathing in Delhi is equivalent to smoking 49 cigarettes.
The expert also said that Delhi's air has become so poisonous that now it is equivalent to smoking 49 cigarettes every day. Khosla also pointed out that low wind speeds during the La Nina weather pattern are trapping pollutants in the air, making the situation worse.
Attempt to taunt by mentioning Canada
Courtney Howard, Vice President of Global Climate and Health Alliance, while sharing her experience of Canada, said that due to forest fires in 2023, 70 percent of the population had to evacuate the area. This was expensive even for a rich country like ours. He said that poor countries need financial help to deal with such disasters.
'Children's lungs are becoming weak'
Enkhun Byambadorj, co-founder of Breathe Mongolia, highlighted the serious air pollution problem in his country. He said that the lung capacity of children living in cities is 40 percent less than that of children living in rural areas. The air we breathe is our choice as a society, but it is harming our children's future.
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