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Gurugram most polluted city in the world, Delhi most polluted capital: Greenpeace report

Greenpeace India said the report is a reminder to us, indicating that our efforts and actions to reduce air pollution are not enough and India needs to do much more than already planned and done. It said Beijing is showing us that it can be done as have many other cities in Europe and US over past decades.

India Today Web Desk

New Delhi

March 5, 2019

UPDATED: March 5, 2019 13:58 IST

HIGHLIGHTS

• India has 15 out of 20 most polluted cities in the world
• Gurugram & Ghaziabad top list of most polluted cities in the world
• Faridabad, Bhiwadi and Noida are in top six with Delhi on 11th spot

While Delhi remains the most polluted capital in the world, Haryana's Gurugram has emerged as the most polluted city, according to a Greenpeace report.

Delhi is still the most polluted capital across the world but India has much more polluted geography than the capital city with limited but increasing data availability for hazardous PM2.5 particles.

The latest data by Greenpeace India highlights that out of 20 most polluted cities in the world, 18 are in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh while Beijing, once among the most polluted cities in the world ranked 122nd in the list of most polluted cities in 2018.

"The database comprising of PM2.5 data for more than 3000 cities reminds us of grim health emergency the world faces from air pollution again after the WHO air quality database released last year," the report said.

The report revealed India still hosts 15 out of 20 most polluted cities in the world with Gurugram and Ghaziabad being the most polluted cities in the world followed by Faridabad, Bhiwadi and Noida being in top six with Delhi on the 11th spot.

"Multiple databases on air quality including recent report Airpocalypse-III by Greenpeace India have reminded us of how air pollution is impacting our daily lives in India," it said.

The report highlighted that the number of non-attainment cities in India has gone up to 241 from initially identified 102 by CPCB and MoEF&CC under NCAP making it about 80 per cent of the locations with PM10 monitoring data.

"IQAir AirVisual 2018 World Air Quality Report is a reminder to us indicating that our efforts and actions to reduce the invisible killer, i.e., air pollution are not enough, and we need to do much more than already planned and done. If we want India to breathe clean air, it's high time that our plans such as NCAP, GRAP, CAP etc. becomes much more stringent, aggressive, legally binding and most of all implementable at ground rather than being just used a political statement without much happening at ground," Pujarini Sen, Greenpeace India said.

Sen added, "Beijing is showing us that it can be done as have many other cities in Europe and US over past decades, we have enough of research and studies suggesting the way ahead towards breathable India, the question which remains to be answered is whether there is enough political will to aggressively fight the health emergency India faces today and move away from polluting fuels and practices of past?"

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लोगों मे भारी आक्रोश देखा गया. लोग चाहते थे की भारत की सरकार उन 44 बेकसूर जवानों की हत्या का बदला ले. लोग खुद बॉर्डर पर खड़े होकर लड़ने को तैयार दिख रहे थे. कोई कह रहा था की पाकिस्तान की सारी Embassy को बंद कर देना चाहिए तो कोई युध चाहता था ताकि इस समस्या का एक बारगी हल निकल सके. 

यक़ीनन लोगों मे गुस्से की लहर दौड़ रही है और वो चाहते हैं की बस अब और नहीं. इसके बाद अब हमारा कोई भी जवान इस तरह शहीद नही होना चाहिए. पाकिस्तान को सबक सीखाना चाहिए ताकि दोबारा से वो ऐसी हिमाकत ना कर सके.

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Draft Parking Policy - Pay for Parking your own car in front of your own home !

Delhi Government has already rejected the clauses of the Draft Parking Policy that related to the term Parking charges for Parking of your own car in front of your own home. We at the RWA Bhagidari had very strongly objected against the above-said clauses. 

Now it is being heard that some of the RWAs have moved to the National Green Tribunal supporting the issue. We hereby ask from you that Would you like to pay any sum, say Rs. 5,000 a month, for parking your own car in front of your own home?

Just can't understand how our learned RWA friends are so eager to declare the Common area of any locality as the Public land. Just think of the consequences. Govt can sell public land. Govr can allow the public land to anyone for any purpose it thinks fit. Would you allow the small space outside your home to be declared as a parking space as public land, while your vehicles are parked inside and others in front of your home? Won't it be a big nuisance for the safety n security of your family? 

The authorities just want maximum from the residents while doing the minimum. It has become the most polluted n most congested city, not because we are parking our car out of our home but because they have collected all kinds of taxes on the sale of over 1 crore vehicles in the city, while they don't have parking facility for even 72000 vehicles ECS.

It has become the most polluted n most congested city because the Authorities have allowed Encroachment at almost every stretch. It has become the most polluted n most congested city because the money collected by various agencies never reached the public.

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