ODD/EVEN AND POLLUTION
1) THERE WAS ONLY ONE PLUS POINT OF ODD/EVEN WAS THAT TRAFFIC WAS THIN AT SOME PLACES BUT TRAFFIC JAMS WERE SEEN AT MANY PLACES.
2) PRACTICALLY THERE WAS NO REDUCTION IN POLLUTION.. One category of vehicle is stopped and another category e.g. buses, taxis & autos run which are many times more polluting than the debarred category. Not only this, there was harassment to the public. . Police was over pressed/stressed.
1) PUBLIC IS EITHER USING THEIR 2ND CAR
2) OR TWO WHEELER, WHICH IS MORE POLLUTING.
3) THE PROBLEM IS WITH PERSONS WHO ARE NOT HAVING 2ND CAR OR TWO WHEELER. & ARE FORCED TO SPEND MORE ON TAXIS.
DURING THIS TRIAL ONLY 1-2 LAKH VEHICALS OUT OF 14 LAKH WERE OFF ROAD. THERE HAS BEEN NO EFFECT ON POLLUTION LEVEL DURING THIS 15 DAYS TRAIL OF ODD/EVEN SYSTEM.
DELHI GOVT. IS BLAMING WEATHER FOR THIS NON-REDUCTION OF POLLUTION OR ANY OTHER.FACTOR SUCH AS DUST, INDUSTRY, POWER HOUSE, DOMESTIC WASTE, IT MEANS THERE ARE OTHER REASONS FOR POLLUTION THAN VEHICLES AND PUBLIC IS PUT TO TORTURE BY HITTING THE WRONG BALLS.
IF DELHI GOVT IS NOW STRESSING THAT TRAFFIC DENSITY WAS ONLY 20% LESS DURING ODD/EVEN TRIAL WHEN 50% VAHICALS WERE TO BE OFF ROAD & NOT SURE OF REDUCING THE POLLUTION THAN WHY NOT TO REMOVE ALL THE CARS FROM THE ROAD & PUBLIC SHOULD BUY THE BI-CYCLES.
I am 100% sure with this ‘odd/even’ formula pollution will not decrease but public & Govt. Machinery will be more troubled.
FEW SOLUTIONS FOR REDUCING THE POLLUTION-
1) DIESEL IS ONE OF THE MAIN CULPRIT. ITS USE IN VEHICALS BE REMOVED. ALL VEHICALS INCLUDING TRUKS/BUSES/OTHER VEHICALS SHOULD RUN ON CNG/PNG. & ON PETROL ETC OUTSIDE DELHI, LIKE DTC BUSES ARE RUNNING. WITH THIS THE SCRAPING OF VEHICALS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED NOR THE RESTRICTION ON RUNNING.
2) PRECIPITATORS/FILTERS BE INSTALLED AT THE EXHAST OF VEHICLE- INDUSTRY- POWER PLANT
3) QUALITY OF FUEL SUPPLIED BY PETROL PUMPS SHOULD BE CHECKED STRICTLY. CONTAMINATED FUEL IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR POLLUTION
4) COMPANIES MUST PROVIDE ‘CABS’ FOR TRANSPORTING ALL THE STAFF & OFFICERS FOR GOING TO & /COMING FROM OFFICE. THIS WILL BE A CUMPULSORY CAR POOLING & WILL REDUCE THE USE OF PERSONAL VEHICAL.
5) TRAFFIC JAM IS ALSO A MAJOR REASON FOR POLLUTION PUBLIC MUST HAVE ROAD SENSE. TRAFFIC BE REGULATED BY TRAFFIC POLICE. TRAFFIC SIGNALS BE MINIMISED.
6) OTHER CULPRIT IS DUST ON THE ROADS & SURROUNDING AREAS. AIR CLEANERS-PURIFIERS BE INSTALLED AT THE POLLUTED PLACES. EXPENSES FOR THESE CAN BE MET BY CHARGING THE TRUCK/VEHICAL BUYERS AS AIR CLEANING CHARGES
7) THE BEST WAY IS TO REMOVE THE POLLUTION IS TO GO BACK TO CYCLES- MAY BE GEAR CYCLES FOR SPEED & TO SAVE THE TIME. AT LEAST WE CAN USE CYCLES FOR SHORT DISTANCES MAY BE UP TO 5-7 KILOMETER. more