One Thing At a Time , Please !
That
is what the Delhi High Court seems to be telling Delhi Government !
It
is telling Delhi Government :
"
Before extending the odd-even rule beyond 15th Jan , tell us how much did it
improve the AQI level in Delhi during the past 10 days "
Poor
Mr Gopal Rai !
Not
being an expert on Air Pollution , he cannot say :
"
Your Honour !
It would take many months of such experimentation to conclude how much AQI
improves by removing 10 lakh vehicles from the roads
And
it will take a few years to :
*
Build separate lanes for BRTS / Bicycles
*
Introduce 10,000 buses ( Public Transport
)
*
Introduce many more Metro lines
*
Introduce FREE bicycles which can be picked up / used / left anywhere by public
*
Introduce CNG driven vehicles / CNG
filling stations by hundreds
*
Introduce electric cars which re-charge
from power generated by Solar (not fossil power )
*
Dismantle fossil fuel powered power plants
( contribution = 21 % )
*
Pave those unpaved roads ( contribution
= 17.8 % )
*
Sprinkle water on already paved roads (
contribution = 11.8 % )
*
Stop open burning of Landfills (
contribution = 10.8 % )
*
Stop Construction caused dust ( contribution = 8.54 % )
*
Stop smoke from Bakery Chimneys (
contribution = 5.8 % )
*
Stop Stone Crusher dust ( contribution =
5.2 % )
*
Remove ALL vehicles from the roads (
contribution = 5.8 % )
*
Introduce staggered working hours in offices / factories
*
Cover entire Delhi city with 100 Mbps FREE Wi-Fi , so that working from homes become possible thru Skype
/ Face Time etc
*
Make all educational content available (
free ) over Google Loon / Amazon Drones , so that all schools and colleges can
be shut down
*
Introduce online purchase of all goods /
services so people do not need go shopping and
all
deliveries are through drones
{
Although , Pollution Contribution % mentioned above , are for Mumbai , as
estimated by CPCB / NEERI , and reported in Times of India / 08 Jan 2016 ,
situation is same in Delhi }
Your
Honour ,
Do
you want us to take up only ONE remedial
measure AT A TIME , to see how much
contribution does it make towards improvement of AQI , while holding other
factors " constant " , as at present ?
How
many DAYS will you allow us to isolate the
improvement due to each factor ?
Between
two experiments, how many days shall we return to " Status Quo Ante " ?
We
request Your Honour to make Lt Governor of Delhi / National Green
Tribunal / Environment Ministry / Transport Ministry etc , a party to this
litigation and pass appropriate ORDERS in this matter ,which are binding on all
( and not merely " guiding " ) "
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hemen
parekh
12
Jan 2016
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