Lockdown has reduced vehicle traffic across India, leading to a drop in air pollution in over 90 cities, including Delhi. Welcoming the reduced pollution, environmentalists are now urging the government to treat it as a ‘wake-up call’ and stop its ‘obsession’ with development at the cost of the environment. Shutting down of industries, construction and traffic have contributed in improving the air quality. Rain is also helping, but the curbs on local emissions are playing a significant role in recording air quality in the range of good in 51 cities and satisfactory in 51 cities.
India: lockdown improves air quality
Written by David Fletcher 02 Apr 2020Additional Info
- Pray: for a wake-up call from environmentalists to bring change so that industry is modified and traffic monitored. (Deuteronomy 11:12)
- More: www.thehindu.com/news/national/coronavirus-lockdown-air-quality-improves-in-over-90-cities/article31201247.ece
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