This year again the problem of suffocating the environment caused by stubble and air pollution is becoming a threat to life in some areas of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The air quality in Delhi-NCR is becoming very bad i.e. deadly. Although we may get relief occasionally due to immediate reasons, it is becoming a permanent problem and life crisis for the people living not only in Delhi-NCR but in large areas of North India, which is affecting the health of children, elderly and others. It is proving to be extremely dangerous and fatal for people suffering from diseases.
Even though the governments seem to be serious about this issue, even though a complete action plan is ready to solve this increasingly complex problem, its effective results are not visible. It reflects the failure of the government somewhere. Delhi and Punjab governments gave many tempting arguments and facts, whatever arguments the governments give, the reality is that people are suffocating. If they are really serious about overcoming this problem, it should be visible on the practical level.
Degradation of air quality and pollution is such a huge web in which all living beings including humans are trapped and struggling, with the threat of life and breath. Long queues have started being seen outside hospitals. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, people do not expect any reduction in the bad air for the next few days. According to the Meteorological Department, if the air quality is between zero and 50 then it is considered 'good'. If AQI is between 51 to 100 then it is considered 'satisfactory' and AQI between 101 and 200 is considered 'moderate'. If AQI goes above 201 and remains up to 300 then it is considered 'bad', if it is between 301 and 400 then it is considered 'very bad' and if it reaches above 400 then it is considered 'severe'. On October 22, AQI in Delhi-NCR reached 313, i.e. very poor level. Since then, the air quality has remained in the 'very poor' category due to slowing down of wind speed and drop in temperature. On November 2, AQI was registered at 420 at Anand Vihar in Delhi.And this problem is becoming serious year after year.
To overcome this serious problem, the Delhi government has tried many measures and issued instructions to control pollution but they are not proving effective. Government vehicles are also seen sprinkling water at various places in Delhi-NCR, which reduces the amount of dust in the air. But the nature of these steps itself shows that the government is trying to reduce the symptoms of the problem but till now no significant success has been achieved in solving the problem or reducing its severity. The practice of stubble burning in Punjab and surrounding states has been identified many years ago as one of the major reasons for this. But due to political reasons there are no signs of significant progress on that front. So, now every political mind will have to become Chanakya. Only then will we get relief from the growing problem of air pollution.
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