दिल्ली मे एलेक्ट्रिसिटी लोड का खेल?

आपके घर की लिफ्ट का sanctioned लोड, यकायक, 11 KW से कम हो कर 1 KW कैसे हो गया, समझ से बाहर है. पिछले  कितने सालों से उस लिफ्ट का लोड 11 KW था और आप 11 KW के हिसाब से फिक्स्ड चार्जस दे  रहे थे. अब अचानक वो 11 KW का लोड कम होकर सिर्फ़ 1 KW कैसे हो गया? कौन सा जादू चल गया या फिर कोई मिराकल हो गया, समझ से बाहर है कि 11 KW से चलने वाली लिफ्ट अचानक 1 KW से कैसे चलने लगी?

आपके घर की लिफ्ट का लोड 11 KW से 1 KW हो गया और इसके साथ साथ, आपके घर का लोड भी कम हो गया. किसी को 5 KW से कम करके 2 KW कर दिया और किसी का कुछ और. और कम भी कैसे हुआ कि वो लोग (DISCOMs), बुला बुला कर बता रहे हैं, कि भाई आपका लोड कम हो गया. 

सोने पे सुहागा, आपका लोड कम हुआ सो हुआ, 600 रुपये  के हिसाब से रिफंड भी आपके बिलों मे अड्जस्ट हो गया. कई लोग तो खुशी के मारे झूम उठे, क्योंकि जिंदगी मे पहली बार शायद उनका ज़ीरो बिल आया था.

ये खेल क्या चल रहा है, ये किसी की भी समझ से बाहर है पर हम DERC या फिर दिल्ली सरकार से इतना तो पूछ  ही सकते हैं कि लोगों को पहले बेवकूफ़ बनाया जा रहा था, या फिर अब बेवकूफ़ बनाया जा रहा है. 

अगर हमारी लिफ्ट का या हमारे घर का लोड कम था, तो पिछले इतने सालों से क्यों बड़े हुए KW पर फिक्स्ड चार्जस ले रहे थे?  क्यों बड़े हुए लोड पर बड़ी हुई SLDC चार्ज की जा रही थी? क्यों कन्स्यूमर्स को लूटा जा रहा था?  

और अगर हमारी लिफ्ट का या हमारे घर का लोड सही था, तो अब वो अचानक, यकायक से, कम कैसे हो गया? कहीं कोई खेल तो नही चल रहा, कि आज की तारीख मे लोड कम करके, लोगों के फिक्स्ड चार्जस को कम दिखलाकर, लोगों को 600 रुपये पर kW का रिफंड दिखा कर, खुश कर दो, या फिर बेवकूफ़ बना दो क्योंकि अगर कल की तारीख मे दोबारा से आपकी लिफ्ट 1 KW से चलनी बंद हो जाए और 11 KW से चलने लगे, या फिर आपके घर का लोड दोबारा से 2 KW से बद्कर 5 KW होने लगे, तो आपको ना केवल बड़ी हुई दरों पर सेक्यूरिटी डेपॉज़िट देना पड़ेगा, बल्कि SLDC चार्जस भी दोबारा से देने पड़ेंगे और फिक्स्ड चार्जस तो लगने ही हैं.

अब इसका जवाब तो सिर्फ़ DERC ही दे सकती है, या फिर दिल्ली सरकार.  DERC या फिर दिल्ली सरकार के पॉवेर मिनिस्टर को चाहिए कि एक प्रेस रिलीस के ज़रिए लोगों को बताए, कि जो लोड कम कर दिए गए हैं. वो अब कम ही रहेंगे, अगले सालों मे बड़ नही जाएँगे. आपकी लिफ्ट अब 1 KW पर ही चलती रहेगी, उसे दोबारा से 11 KW की ज़रूरत नही पड़ेगी. और आपके घर का लोड भी आने वाले  सालों मे बढ़ाया  नही जाएगा. ताकि लोग समझ सकें कि उनको बेवकूफ़ नही बनाया जा रहा, कि DERC और दिल्ली सरकार लोगों के हितों की रक्षा करने मे सक्षम है.

लेकिन एक ज़रूरी सवाल, ये जो DISCOMs हैं, पिछले कुछ सालों मे इनका जो भी इनफ्रास्ट्रक्चर डेवेलप हुआ, वो पुराने लोड के हिसाब से था, या फिर नए लोड के हिसाब से है. क्योंकि अगर वो नए लोड के हिसाब से था, तो उन्होने अपनी बुक्स मे खर्चे कैसे दिखाए? और अगर वो पुराने लोड के हिसाब से था, तो आज की तारीख मे उनके पास सर्प्लस इनफ्रास्ट्रक्चर है, जिससे दिल्ली मे कहीं भी ओवरलोड की शिकायत नही होने चाहिए, कहीं भी लाइट नही जानी चाहिए और इन DISCOMs को अपने इनफ्रास्ट्रक्चर पर पैसे खरचने की ज़रूरत भी नही है क्योंकि लोड तो कम हो चुका है.

DERC और दिल्ली सरकार से जवाब की प्रतीक्षा मे.

B S Vohra

President,

East Delhi RWAs Joint Front - Federation

rwabhagidari@yahoo.in

9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air But more countries are taking action: WHO

GENEVA – Air pollution levels remain dangerously high in many parts of the world. New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that 9 out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants. Updated estimations reveal an alarming death toll of 7 million people every year caused by ambient (outdoor) and household air pollution.

“Air pollution threatens us all, but the poorest and most marginalized people bear the brunt of the burden,” says Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO. “It is unacceptable that over 3 billion people – most of them women and children – are still breathing deadly smoke every day from using polluting stoves and fuels in their homes. If we don’t take urgent action on air pollution, we will never come close to achieving sustainable development.”

7 million deaths every year

WHO estimates that around 7 million people die every year from exposure to fine particles in the polluted air that penetrate deep into the lungs and cardiovascular system, causing diseases including stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and respiratory infections, including pneumonia.

Ambient air pollution alone caused some 4.2 million deaths in 2016, while household air pollution from cooking with polluting fuels and technologies caused an estimated 3.8 million deaths in the same period.

 

More than 90% of air pollution-related deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, mainly in Asia and Africa, followed by low- and middle-income countries of the Eastern Mediterranean region, Europe and the Americas.

Around 3 billion people – more than 40% of the world’s population – still do not have access to clean cooking fuels and technologies in their homes, the main source of household air pollution. WHO has been monitoring household air pollution for more than a decade and, while the rate of access to clean fuels and technologies is increasing everywhere, improvements are not even keeping pace with population growth in many parts of the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

WHO recognizes that air pollution is a critical risk factor for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), causing an estimated one-quarter (24%) of all adult deaths from heart disease, 25% from stroke, 43% from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and 29% from lung cancer.

More countries taking action

More than 4300 cities in 108 countries are now included in WHO’s ambient air quality database, making this the world’s most comprehensive database on ambient air pollution. Since 2016, more than 1000 additional cities have been added to WHO’s database which shows that more countries are measuring and taking action to reduce air pollution than ever before.

The database collects annual mean concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM₁₀ and PM_2.5). PM_2.5 includes pollutants, such as sulfate, nitrates and black carbon, which pose the greatest risks to human health. WHO air quality recommendations call for countries to reduce their air pollution to annual mean values of 20 μg/m³ (for PM₁₀) and 10 μg/m³ (for PM₂₅).

“Many of the world’s megacities exceed WHO’s guideline levels for air quality by more than 5 times, representing a major risk to people’s health,” says Dr Maria Neira, Director of the Department of Public Health, Social and Environmental Determinants of Health, at WHO. “We are seeing an acceleration of political interest in this global public health challenge. The increase in cities recording air pollution data reflects a commitment to air quality assessment and monitoring. Most of this increase has occurred in high-income countries, but we hope to see a similar scale-up of monitoring efforts worldwide.” 

While the latest data show ambient air pollution levels are still dangerously high in most parts of the world, they also show some positive progress. Countries are taking measures to tackle and reduce air pollution from particulate matter. For example, in just two years, India’s Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Scheme has provided some 37 million women living below the poverty line with free LPG connections to support them to switch to clean household energy use. Mexico City has committed to cleaner vehicle standards, including a move to soot-free buses and a ban on private diesel cars by 2025.

 

Major sources of air pollution from particulate matter include the inefficient use of energy by households, industry, the agriculture and transport sectors, and coal-fired power plants. In some regions, sand and desert dust, waste burning and deforestation are additional sources of air pollution. Air quality can also be influenced by natural elements such as geographic, meteorological and seasonal factors.

Air pollution does not recognize borders. Improving air quality demands sustained and coordinated government action at all levels. Countries need to work together on solutions for sustainable transport, more efficient and renewable energy production and use and waste management. WHO works with many sectors including transport and energy, urban planning and rural development to support countries to tackle this problem.

Key findings:

• WHO estimates that around 90% of people worldwide breathe polluted air. Over the past 6 years, ambient air pollution levels have remained high and approximatively stable, with declining concentrations in some part of Europe and in the Americas. 

• The highest ambient air pollution levels are in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and in South-East Asia, with annual mean levels often exceeding more than 5 times WHO limits, followed by low and middle-income cities in Africa and the Western Pacific.
• Africa and some of the Western Pacific have a serious lack of air pollution data. For Africa, the database now contains PM measurements for more than twice as many cities as previous versions, however, data was identified for only 8 of 47 countries in the region.
• Europe has the highest number of places reporting data.
• In general, ambient air pollution levels are lowest in high-income countries, particularly in Europe, the Americas and the Western Pacific.  In cities of high-income countries in Europe, air pollution has been shown to lower average life expectancy by anywhere between 2 and 24 months, depending on pollution levels. 

“Political leaders at all levels of government, including city mayors, are now starting to pay attention and take action,” adds Dr Tedros.  “The good news is that we are seeing more and more governments increasing commitments to monitor and reduce air pollution as well as more global action from the health sector and other sectors like transport, housing and energy.”

With Thanks: WHO

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Congratulations to our Government, our Civic Agencies, all the multiple authorities for this great achievement

#Delhi tagged again as the #MostPolluted City in the world. CONGRATULATIONS to our Government, our Civic Agencies, all the multiple authorities, for this great achievement.

#Delhi tagged again as the #MostPolluted city in the world. Thanks to the No Vehicular policy, burning mountains of Garbage, Traffic Jam & Encroachment all over. Delhi has done it again. CONGRATULATIONS!

#Delhi tagged again as the #MostPolluted city in the world. With just 30,000 deaths in Delhi NCR out of the 2.2 million in Southeast Asia, with a Risk factor of just 25% of all deaths due to Heart diseases, 24% of the Strokes & 29% of the Lung Cancer. Delhi has done it again. CONGRATULATIONS!

#Delhi tagged again as the #MostPolluted city in the world. Any takers of the CREDIT for this great achievement? Delhiites are generous, highest Taxpayers, highest contributors to the GDP, living in a Highly Polluted City with the highest rate of Deaths. What else we are looking for?

Fateh Diwas at Red Fort, Delhi by Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee

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WOW ! All the encroachments to go in two weeks time

All the encroachments to go in two wks time. Sounds great. Can just hope that the pavements will be free for pedestrians and roads will be free for the traffic. Waiting eagerly to see the actual outcome.