Death by Breath Express Impact: Ensure residents don’t travel towards illness with each breath, says NGT

The Indian Express , Saturday, April 11, 2015
Correspondent :
What National Green Tribunal ordered for Delhi on Tuesday, while taking up same issues as raised by The Indian Express in ‘Death by Breath’ series:

On air quality

NGT, April 7: “In the recent past the media particularly the print media has highlighted the adverse impact of deteriorating ambient air quality in NCR Delhi and particularly Delhi city per se. The articles widely published are based on scientific studies and are well supported by data. The articles reveals that 7 years ago everyone saw Delhi air taking a dead U-turn, but no action was taken. Statistics referred are that in 2000, the particulate matter in the air was 191 µg/cu.m. which reduced to 161µg/ cu.m. in 2007 because of the orders of the Supreme Court introducing CNG transport system. However, in 2014, particulate matter has again shot up to 360 µg/cu.m.”

Directive: “Authorities were required to submit their views on control of construction pollution, checking of vehicles for pollution at the state entry point, overloading of trucks and construction of parking areas in all congested places of Delhi… Unfortunately, we find no response in that regard. We hereby issue directions to all the state governments, public authorities, corporations and Govt of NCT Delhi to produce all original records to show what action has been taken by all or any of them for compliance of directions issued by the tribunal so far.”

NGT, April 7: “It has been pointed out that diesel is the prime source for bringing serious air pollution in Delhi particularly and children are even finding it difficult to breathe. The situation is so alarming that medically it is being advised that for recovery, people should leave Delhi. The question that arises at present, and what the residents of Delhi are most concerned (about) is, what the principle of inter-generational equity requires…”

On trucks

NGT, April 7: “It is reported further that as many as 80,000 trucks enter Delhi every night and the sleeping population is compelled to inhale high particulate matter resulting in serious health hazards as diesel fuel can damage the lungs, brain and even cause cancer.”

Directive: “With regard to the compliance of the conditions for check booth at all entry points for checking of emission standards of heavy vehicles, weigh bridges, overloading of

 
SOURCE : http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/ensure-residents-dont-travel-towards-illness-with-each-breath/
 


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