11.9 years lost due to Air Pollution in Delhi is Shocking indeed !

Dear CM Saab,

The Chart below clearly shows that the main contributors of Air Pollution in Delhi are the Dust Particles & the Transport sector, i.e. vehicular emissions. 

As per the Chart below, the VEHICULAR EMISSIONS contribute a significant portion of PM2.5 & PM10, while it's a major contributor of CO, NO2, VOC, SO2, & BC in Delhi.

We just want to ask as below:

1. Out of appx 30000 km of all inclusive road length in Delhi, what % age of roads are cleaned by mechanical sweepers/sprinklers ?

2. A news report said that, Since 1981, vehicles multiplied by 21 times in Delhi, roads only doubled. If that's true, Don't you think, that it resulted in severe congestion & traffic jams all over, causing severe air pollution in our city ?

In 2021, studies showed that the estimated average lifespan lost to pollution was 9.7 years in Delhi. Two years later, it has climbed to 11.9 years. This only means that the city is fighting a losing battle against toxic air and the situation is getting worse.

According to the analysis, Delhi's yearly average PM2.5 level in 2021 was found to be 126.5 g/m3, which is more than 25 times the WHO's recommended limit of 5 g/m3. This number was discovered to be a little lower in 2020, at 107 g/m3.

But this is just an Average, while during the peak of winters, when Vehicular Emissions, Dust Particles & Parali Fires club together, we are forced to breath-in, the AQI of 10 times of the above said average, which clearly means upto 250 times of the WHO's recommendations. 

A news report published today in various news papers, depicts the grim situation as Air Pollution is now related the Brain Strokes in the youngsters also, though till today, we assumed, it was dangerous for Elderly persons only.

Please revert at the earliest as 11.9 years lost due to Air Pollution in Delhi is Shocking indeed, along with various other respiratory, lungs, & heart complications.

With best regards,

B S Vohra

Environment Activist, President, East Delhi RWAs Joint Front & Convenor of RWA Bhagidari