road traffic digest 3
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Road Traffic Digest No. 3Road Traffic Digest No. 3
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Road Traffic Hazard No. 2
Environmental pollution
- - - - T h e worstside effect ofexplosive growth of vehicles
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Do you know?
How much is the contribution of vehiclesto total urban air pollution in India?
In 1990 - - - 60% of total air pollution
In 2000 - - - 70% of total air pollution
In 2010 - - - 90% of total air pollution![acc. to UNEP]
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Fact:
In last 20 years: industrial pollution
has increased only 4 times
while
vehicular pollution has increased
8 times
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The worst fact about vehicularpollution is - - any guesses??
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- - - - that emission occurs at
the ground or breathing level
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- - - While in industrial pollution,emission occurs at a much higher
level and that too a little away
from habitation
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Pedestrians, hawkers, shopkeepers
and two wheeler riders are
the main sufferers
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The Traffic Policeman is the worst sufferer
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Use of masks by traffic policemen are
not very uncommon these days
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However, it is extremely shocking
when we see this on - - -
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- - - our glaciers
We have taken this photograph
near Rohtang Pass in HP. It shows
a traffic policeman using hishandkerchief to protect himself
from vehicular pollution. Just
behind him one can see glacier.
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-- - reason being that during tourist season, everyday
around 40005000 vehicles are making a round trip
from Manali to this glacier [Rohtang pass].
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Vehicular emission is not sparing even
ourglaciers!
What more evidence do we need now?
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in Indiain IndiaWHO has confirmed that air pollutionWHO has confirmed that air pollution
causes 5.27 lakhs premature deathscauses 5.27 lakhs premature deaths
every yearevery year
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Urban air pollution is estimated to cost approx.Urban air pollution is estimated to cost approx.
5%5%of GDP in developing countries like Indiaof GDP in developing countries like India [UNEP][UNEP]
or
Rs. 30,66,60,00,00,000 are lost in Indiaevery year due to urban air pollution
This loss can be directly linked to explosive growthof vehicles in India as at present 90% of urban air
pollution is due to motorized vehicles
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Pollution induced diseases like respiratoryPollution induced diseases like respiratoryproblems are 10problems are 10--12 times more common in12 times more common in
metro cities as compared to smaller citiesmetro cities as compared to smaller cities
At present 20At present 20 --30% population in metro30% population in metro
cities is suffering from respiratorycities is suffering from respiratory
diseasesdiseases
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Vehicular pollution is affecting right
from Pediatric - - - - - - - -
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- - - - - - - to Geriatric population
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More shockingly, even the fetus is not spared
by this vehicular pollution
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Studies in USA, china and Australia have shown
that pregnant women living near busy roadshave more chances of birth defects, fetal growth
retardation and premature delivery !!
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Please pay serious attention and dont let yourvehicle victimize this unborn!
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Some more interesting facts about road
traffic hazards Follow
Wait for the next digests - - - - -
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people who can play a good role in solvingtraffic related hazards in our life.
For people who are concerned for traffic related
problems like traffic congestion, pollution, road rage, etcand want to avoid road accidents in their and their
beloved ones life, it is requested to visit:
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Jai Hind