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Article on growing menace of vehicular traffic

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• The air pollution levels in most urban areas in India have been on the rise with major pollution sources being the increase in traffic volume and from industries, with Hyderabad being no exception. While industrial areas do contribute a significant amount to the air pollution levels in the city, the industrial areas are mostly restricted to the north-western part of the city and fall to a bare minimum in comparison to the pollution contributed by the traffic.

• An analysis of the pattern of increase in air pollution levels in the city suggests that there has been an overall increase in the major pollutants across the city, not just in industrial areas. This is indicative of the overall increase in the vehicular traffic across the city.

• Hyderabad has a population of 70 lakh and including Ranga Reddy district and the Secunderabad area, there is a floating population of nearly one crore. With a total area spread over 625 sq.km and with a road length of 9,250 km, the city has over 50 lakh vehicles out of which two wheelers account for more than 70% of the volume. Moreover, nearly thousand vehicles get added everyday.