Yes , Car penetration in India is very low when compared with other developing / developed nations and there is no denying the convenience of private cars over public transport.
EV CNG/CBG & Flexi Hybrids, Hydrogen will have definite Roles to play in fighting city pollution levels in future days
But our City traffic planners also need to proactively plan for Ring Roads, Flyovers, Metro’s which would decongest most cities and I think there are lot of efforts being put towards this.
Delhi is bad because of stubble burning by farmers community in 4 states namely Punjab, Hariyana, UP, Rajasthan within a radius of 50 kms surrounding Delhi.
Especially in winter , when the ground level temperature drops , atmospheric inversion takes place and there is a blanket of heavy pollutants remaining at ground level.
The solution which is being implemented is to utilise this stubble for producing 2G ethanol in stead of burning. Another solution is to decompose stubble there in the field itself to produce Fertiliser for the land. The implementation seems to be slow., as the extent of work needs to be done requires a lot of capital.
Mumbai is well placed to face the pollution level since it is surrounded by Sea and by land breeze the pollutants can be carried over to Arabian Sea
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