<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Air pollution in cities across the world is rising at an alarming rate. This rise in pollution has an adverse effect on people’s health leading to breathing difficulties, skin diseases and even cancer. The pollution in cities is mainly due to fossil fuel fired vehicles plying on the roads. Different polluting gases and particulate matter are discussed in the manuscript. Indian cities are no exception to this problem. With the general increase in population in the country, migration into cities has increased many folds. As a result, vehicular traffic on the roads has increased polluting the city atmosphere. This pollution has turned cities into heat islands. Two major cities of India, namely, Bengaluru and Delhi are considered in the manuscript for discussion. There are no simple ways of controlling this vehicular pollution and regulating the pollution. Strong policies have to be made and implemented. The way forward is pondered upon in the manuscript.</p></abstract>

Air pollution in cities across the world is rising at an alarming rate. This rise in pollution has an adverse effect on people’s health leading to breathing difficulties, skin diseases and even cancer. The pollution in cities is mainly due to fossil fuel fired vehicles plying on the roads. Different polluting gases and particulate matter are discussed in the manuscript. Indian cities are no exception to this problem. With the general increase in population in the country, migration into cities has increased many folds. As a result, vehicular traffic on the roads has increased polluting the city atmosphere. This pollution has turned cities into heat islands. Two major cities of India, namely, Bengaluru and Delhi are considered in the manuscript for discussion. There are no simple ways of controlling this vehicular pollution and regulating the pollution. Strong policies have to be made and implemented. The way forward is pondered upon in the manuscript.

Clean Air for Indian Cities – Causes and Alleviation Strategies

Transport technic and technology

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Air pollution in cities across the world is rising at an alarming rate. This rise in pollution has an adverse effect on people’s health leading to breathing...

Clean Air for Indian Cities – Causes and Alleviation Strategies

Published Online: Dec 31, 2020

Page range: 10 - 15

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ttt-2020-0009

Keywords
Pollution, Health, Vehicular Emission, Electric Vehicles

© 2020 Sheela K. Ramasesha, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Clean Air for Indian Cities – Causes and Alleviation Strategies

Published Online: Dec 31, 2020

Page range: 10 - 15

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ttt-2020-0009

KeywordsPollution, Health, Vehicular Emission, Electric Vehicles

© 2020 Sheela K. Ramasesha, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Pollution, Health, Vehicular Emission, Electric Vehicles