Write a letter to Chief Minister of Punjab demanding Right to Breathe Clean Air
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Subject: Request to take constructive action for preventing any massive rise in Delhi's Air Pollution following the recent downfall in AQI Levels, thus ensuring a healthier Delhi for all its citizens.
Honorable Chief Minister sir,
I am writing this letter to you, in order to express my views in regards to the need for permanent reduction of Air Pollution levels in Delhi. This year, the Coronavirus Pandemic made all of us stay within our houses due to the lockdown meant for COVID prevention. This lockdown didn't just help in containing the spread of the virus to a great level but also helped Delhi's deadly pollution levels to fall.
"Delhi records cleanest air in August since 2015. The (AIR QUALITY INDEX) in the city on Monday was 41 , which is considered to be in the 'good' category - ranging from 0 to 50 . In the past month, the AQI has not gone above 87, which is considered to be in the 'satisfactory' range." This is what an article of The Indian Express from September 2, 2020 says. This news was overwhelming for many people, including me! But I am more concerned about how Delhi would retain this "Good" position.
Delhi's air is deadly, and we all know about that. This deadly air is caused due to factors ranging from the Stubble Burning and Vehicular Pollution to the Geographic Feature - the Himalayas and the cold winds of the winter months. All this prepares a hazardous pollution pyramid which is sometimes equal to smoking 40 cigarettes a day and kills an estimated 80 people every day. Air Pollution in Delhi has reached a level where it must be treated as a Public Health Emergency.
The very first thing Delhi needs to fix is the massive number of vehicles on the road. In normal working days, the number of cars on the roads is astronomical. To fix this, Delhi needs to take multiple steps, and I would like to present a few of my own suggestions for the same -
- Building a strong campaign to reach out to as many people as possible with the motive to bring to them more information about Air Pollution. In order to bring a change, we need to shift our focus from telling the people about what could happen if we don't fix pollution (e.g. - we would have to wear masks all the time and many people will die) to telling the people about what has already happened (e.g.- so many people have died, lung surgeons are not able to notice normal pink lungs anymore, etc.)
Furthering this step, cycling needs to be promoted. A big problem Delhi faces, is people's craze for cars, and to solve this problem, making only laws is not the solution; we need to change the mindset, for which we need to make them feel the issue by the use of psychological solutions.
Maybe if Delhi will successfully make cycling safer and more convenient, we will be able to see a reduction in the usage of cars.
We all know that Stubble Burning couldn't be solved in Delhi, because the root of the problem lies in the neighboring states. To combat Stubble Burning; Delhi, Punjab and Haryana really need to work together on two things - making people more aware about the main problem (how severely is stubble bumping affecting the people and the reason why we need to solve it) and introducing affordable and effective solutions to the farmers.
A machine known as Happy Seeder can act as a solution for the problem of Stubble Burning. The Happy Seeder is a tractor-mounted machine that cuts and lifts rice straw, sows wheat into the bare soil, and deposits the straw over the sown area as Mulch. The machine is also cost effective and, in some cases, even makes the farmer earn more profit than the conventional ways. While some farmers might adopt this machine on their own, major government support is required in order to expand its usage rapidly. This machine has been around for a long time, but unfortunately, isn't much in use.
And I believe that many such solutions exist, it's just that we don't know about them much, even though we really need to. For this, the government could also open an online platform where people can submit the solutions they know, for stubble burning.
It's quite obvious that AQI would not remain 41 as people would get back to daily work after the pandemic, but we expect and deserve better than the earlier condition of roughly , as Right to Clean Air is our Fundamental Right.
We wish that the governments of Delhi, Haryana and Punjab will work together for an apex solution. You people are the last HOPE for the citizens.
Looking forward, Sir. Jai Hind!
Yours Sincerely
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