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Air pollution in Delhi [1]

As India's capital, Delhi has grown across sectors - industry, transport, and housing - which contribute to an increase in air pollution. This, in turn, has increased health risks, which are refl ected in a rise in respiratory ailments. While the benefi ts of some interventions in the transport sector have been apparent, it is time to focus on low-hanging fruit in other sectors in order to improve air quality and public health in the city.

Publication Date: 
30/06/2012
Sarath Guttikunda [2]
Economic and Political Weekly [3]
47
26-27
24-27
Tags:
Air Pollution [4], Delhi [5], Vehicular Pollution [6], Urban Air Quality [7], RSPM (PM 10) [8], CNG [9], Industrial Pollution [10], Bricks [11], Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) [12], Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) [13], Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF) [14], Thermal Power Plants [15], CSE [16]
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