Instead Of Addressing Problem, Gets Into Futile Argument About Data For Beijing

Jal Board says it has done everything possible

Alarms are being set for unearthly hours, chaotic queues are being braved and hard-earned money is being spent by Delhiites on water. The annual summer water crisis is here.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has pegged air quality in most cities worldwide below its guidelines for safe levels, but India appears among the worst.

According to the UN agency’s latest pollution data, Delhi (not Beijing) tops the list of most polluted cities. Among the world’s 20 most polluted cities in the world, 13 are in India. Of the 13, three are in Punjab: Amritsar (no. 14), Ludhiana (no. 15) and Khanna (no. 20).

Air pollution kills. In 2009, the Capital registered 10,900 premature deaths due to ambient particulate matter (PM) pollution.

Packed With Fine Particles That Damage Heart, Lungs: WHO

Hyderabad: Over the past few months, the dust levels in the city have gone up two times above the normal limit, it has been revealed.

GURGAON: Air pollution is now categorized as a public health hazard by the World Health Organization.

Construction debris in Delhi is choking roads, wetlands and green areas and the problem is becoming more acute every year.

It’s Been Over 3 Years Since PIL To Regulate Sale In Schools Was Filed

The city is in the grip of a silent childhood epidemic—obesity.Astudy by the Diabetes Foundation of India has shown that 25% of schoolchildren in Delhi are overweight or obese, which is the highest incidence in the country.Yet, attemptsto addressthe problem by banning or regulating the sale of junk food in and around schools have met with stubborn resistance.

70 per cent of buildings that will stand in 2030 have not been constructed’

What should set alarm bells ringing for urban developers and policymakers is the data released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) that says more than 70 per cent of the buildings that should stand in India by 2030 are yet to be built.