Delhi ke road dust control ka hal: Sirf 18% aadmi hi mechanical sweepers ke under, study mein pata chala

मुख्य बातें
- •Delhi ki 2.2 crore population mein se sirf 18% (lagbhag 40 lakh log) hi mechanical road-sweeper machines (MRSMs) se cover hain, jo 1,200 km road ko sweep karti hain.
- •MRSM coverage ka 42% residential areas mein hai, jabki commercial zones—jahan zyada traffic dust resuspension badhata hai—uchit se kam cover hain.
- •Delhi mein 13 pollution hotspots identify kiye gaye hain, jinmein se 10 mein dust ek bada pollutant hai, jaise Anand Vihar, Ashok Vihar aur Mundka.
- •Current MRSM deployment Right-of-Way norms par based hai, pollution data ko dhyan mein nahi rakha ja raha. CEEW ne suggest kiya hai ki hotspots ko priority dekar routes plan kiye jaein taaki programme zyada effective ho.
Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) ne ek recent study kiya hai, jismein Delhi ke road dust control efforts mein bade gaps nikle hain. Road dust toh Delhi ke air pollution ka ek bada hissa hai, lekin abhi sirf 18% Delhiwalon ko hi mechanical road-sweeper machines (MRSMs) ka fayda mil raha hai. Ye figures dekhein: Delhi ki 2.2 crore population mein se sirf 40 lakh log hi in machines se cover hain. Ye machines Delhi ke air pollution control programme ka hissa hain aur lagbhag 1,200 km road ko sweep karti hain.
