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Bangalore too high on road air pollution?
Written By silkboard - 2 June, 2011
Bangalore Autorickshaw environment RTO Pollution Citizen Reports Living
Delhi and Ahmedabad have already done it. Chandigarh too I beleive. But going purely by observations (can't find any published information from RTO), 40-50% of autorickshaws still seemed to be on petrol.
Why is Bangalore not mandating phase out of polluting autos? When other cities could do a complete phaseout, why is our RTO so weak and helpless? There is an LPG conversion program around which seems to offer lot less (Rs 2000 per auto?) than what the auto rajas want.
A 10000 Rs aid for remaining 40K autos (guessing the number) would mean a fund of Rs 40 Crores. Doesn't seem like a very biig amount. As per this news though, auto union is complaining that there are very few LPG filling stations in the city, that's another reason they are not converting.
Does anyone have data on road pollution in Bangalore, and Ahmedabad, Delhi, Chandigarh? Is there a WHO or some indian health organization research which would say what levels are unsafe for pedestrians? Since the city government is not doing anything pro-active in this area, we need to go push them with some real data on hand.
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idontspam - 6 June, 2011 - 18:06
Can the photo be used for the report that is being prepared?
Yes, as long as you can adhere to the following "Content from Praja.in can only be reproduced with clear attributions and a suitable link to the original content."
silkboard - 2 June, 2011 - 15:17
Thanks Mahesh, look fwd to the report, do share here as well.
Sri, as per that data, Blr has "safe" levels of air pollution. Delhi stats are not there though. Plus its from specific points, may depend a lot on the road they picked.
I think the best way to compare road air pollution would be to look at health reports of traffic cops across cities. Actual health insurance spending per traffic cop could be it :)
srinidhi - 2 June, 2011 - 09:40
http://gen.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/new/pollution.aspx
has numbers from sept last year..atleast thats what the title reads..but I think its the latest/live data..just that some one forgot to update the dates..
silkboard - 2 June, 2011 - 01:56
ready for cng switch if infrastructure improves: indian express, May 25, 2011
And BTW, Kumaraswamy had announced this back in Apr 30 2006:
To fight the increasing vehicular pollution in Bangalore, the government has decided to operate BMTC buses on CNG (compressed natural gas) on the lines of Delhi. The conversion of fuel from diesel to CNG would be taken up in a phased manner, Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy said on Saturday. In the first phase, about 1,500 BMTC buses would shift to CNG, he said
Source: Deccan Herald
A report is being prepared on this issue
MaheshK - 2 June, 2011 - 03:46
A report titled “Mitigating Air Pollution from Transportation Sources for the City of Bangalore” is under preparation and would be ready very soon. It would be submitted to the state government and also shared with Praja. The report has number of recommendations / action items to reduce air pollution from transportation sources for the city.
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