The alarming degradation of our environment is nowhere near to being under control. The densely populated capital continues to dominate the list of cities with the worst air quality in the world.
Although the air pollution issue is stated in some environmental laws, enactment of a separate law is now imperative to curb severe air pollution in the country.
Experts on public health, environmentalists and rights activists opine that the government should enact the ‘Clean Air Act’ soon as the pollution must be controlled before it goes beyond the reach. The authorities concerned should take stern measurers and even should apply laws to reduce the air pollution and save the public health.
Air pollution consistently ranks among
the top risk
factors for death and
disability worldwide
The air has become toxic for citizens, especially city- dwellers. Thousands of people die every year in the country due to exposure to both ambient and indoor air pollution as well as air pollution-related diseases. So, the air pollution must be controlled to save the public health.
Air pollution consistently ranks among the top risk factors for death and disability worldwide. Breathing polluted air has long been recognised as increasing a person’s chances of developing heart disease, chronic respiratory diseases, lung infections and cancer, according to several studies.
New transportation system like the introduction of large and comfortable buses will add to the process of the return of the air pollution-free country. These new development and completion of construction projects like metro rail in the capital should gain speed, despite the consistent interruptions caused by the corona effects. With this new transport mode in place, the capital will be free of a large volume of its pollutions. Adding to that, the grimy factories scattered around the country should be shifted to far-away areas as they are the origins of many pollutants.
