Question

explain any five causes of air pollution in Calcutta in the 19th Century and early 20 century which body control industrial pollution?​

Answer 1

ANSWER:

These were some of the causes of of air pollution in Calcutta in the 19th century are the following causes are:

1. Calcutta had a long history of air pollution. It's habitants in inhaled grey smoke, particular in the winter. Since the city was built on marshy land, the resulting fog combined with smoke to generate a thick black smog.

2. Burning of dung and wood fuel were the main sources of air pollution.

3. Colonial authorities at first intended to clear the place of miasmas, or harmful papers, but the railway lines introduced in 1855, brought a dangerous new pollutant into the picture coal from Raniganj. The high content of ash in the Indian coal was a problem. Many pleas were made to banish the dirty mills from the city, but without any results.

4. Calcutta was the first city to get smoke nuisance legislation in 1863.

5. The inspectors of the Bengal smoke nuisance Commission finally managed to control the industrial smoke. controlling domestic smoke, however, was far more difficult.

Answer 2

1)(i) Pollution was due to large number of people being dependent on dung and wood as fuel.
(ii) Industries and other establishment used steam engines that run on coal and caused air pollution.
(iii) Due to marshy land, the resulting fog combined with smoke to generate thick smog. (iv) Calcutta had a history of air pollution. Its inhabitants inhaled grey smoke.
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