Texan Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 Chennai's Air Pollution at Record High, Worse Than Delhi CHENNAI: Air pollution levels in Chennai have reached a record high with the suspended particulate matter in many pockets of the city at 45 per cent above the permissible limit, according to data analysed by The Hindu. So high are the pollution levels that Chennai has crossed Delhi, widely regarded as the most polluted city in the country, and one of the most polluted in the world. With the rains staying away, air quality in Chennai is getting worse every day. The industrial belt in north Chennai has always been a polluting factor. And while the Metro may eventually reduce pollution, for now the added construction and traffic jams are only making matters worse, especially in south Chennai. "Traffic is moving at snails speed. That is one of the major reasons behind the Sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide emission. But when compared to other yes it is disturbing," explains Dr P Sudhakar, Joint Director, CPR Environmental Education Centre. Chennai's new record in air pollution is something the people of the city are not proud of. "My face changes with dust when I travel on the road. So I wear a helmet. Not because of the government's mandate but to protect my face from air pollution," says a young professional Karthi. Another young professional, Priya, adds, "We can use more public transportation, in fact, in Chennai we have got the Metro now." With the Metro rail project scheduled to continue at least for another two years, there may not be any immediate relief for the people of Chennai. http://www.ndtv.com/chennai-news/chennais-air-pollution-at-record-high-worse-than-delhi-781904 Very shocking for a coastal city to have such high levels of pollution. Delhi pollution is understandable because it is land-locked and surrounded by states that contribute pollutants. But for a coastal city to experience such high pollution levels is just ridiculous.
vvvslaxman Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 Chennai is a very very badly designed city. They should have restructure it 50 years back. Because of that flow of traffic is not seamless.
Texan Posted July 18, 2015 Author Posted July 18, 2015 Chennai is a very very badly designed city. They should have restructure it 50 years back. Because of that flow of traffic is not seamless. Hard to restructure a city. Perhaps, the metro might help.
vvvslaxman Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 Hard to restructure a city. Perhaps' date=' the metro might help.[/quote'] I mean.. they could have demolished few building , prevented encroachment, imposed strict building codes...
Vilander Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 two rivers cris crossing the city one long canal connecting the two running across the city, peeps made all of them into open drainage. Marked places for playgrounds parks made into bastis, all catchment areas and lakes and ponds made into bastis over night. skyrocketing vehicle population most of them old and polluting.
sensible-indian Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 Horribly designed city. Is there any way out or do we have to live with this forever?
vvvslaxman Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 Horribly designed city. Is there any way out or do we have to live with this forever? So many narrow roads. Lot more fly overs are needed. Also they should encourage public transportation. About congested buildings it is the case with most developing, backward countries. Allowing people to build apartments even though the access road was only like 3 feet wide. There was this place i lived for few years as a bachelor. If you park a Lorry on that road not even a child can cross the road. It was too narrow. We have several buildings like that.
Cricket_Hacker Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 idli ,mixie and colour TVs are clearly more important. How can Chennai have more pollution than Delhi,which has 8.8 million vehicles?
swatpulla Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 idli ,mixie and colour TVs are clearly more important. How can Chennai have more pollution than Delhi,which has 8.8 million vehicles? I haven't been to many parts of Chennai, but roads there are not as wide or open as in Delhi, and another reason can be the fact that Delhi is green. There are a lot of trees everywhere.
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