ODD/EVEN AND POLLUTION
1) THERE WAS ONLY ONE PLUS POINT OF ODD/EVEN WAS THAT TRAFFIC WAS THIN T 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.
PUBLIC IS EITHER USING THEIR 2ND CAR OR TWO WHEELER, WHICH IS MORE POLLUTING. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH PERSONS WHO ARE NOT HAVING 2ND CAR OR TWO WHEELER. DURING THIS TRIAL ONLY 1-2 LAKH VEHICALS OUT OF 14 LAKH WERE OFF ROAD.
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 KILOMETERS OR MORE.
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 IN EXPERIMENTS OR BY HITTING THE WRONG BALLS. more