സെന്റ്.ജോസഫ്സ്. ജി.എച്ച്.എസ്സ്. ആലപ്പുഴ/അക്ഷരവൃക്ഷം/ LOCK DOWN AFTER EFFECTS

LOCKDOWN AFTER EFFECTS The government of India imposed a nationwide lockdown four weeks ago,it was designed to stop the iminent spread of covid 19 but it also results in the temporary remedy to another pressing health issue : suffocating pollution levels. Already our data shows that the main cities are recording much lower levels of harmful microscopic particulates which is released by vehicles and power plants.As a result of this lockdown, a sudden fall in pollutants and subsequent blue sky signal created a dramatic shift for India." I have not seen such a blue skies in delhi for the past 10 years " - said Jyothi pande lavakre the co- founder of Indian environmental organization care for air and the author of the book 'Breathing here is injurious to health'.

      It is a silver lining in terms of this awful crisis that we can step outside and breathe.from this it is clear that covid 19 and the following lockdown created a tremendous change to Indian pollution scenario. Obviously this is not the most ideal way to bring down air pollution,but it does prove that air pollution is manmade and through this lockdown we get a lot of encouragement and hope that we can bring pollution down.
     Eventhough corona virus became a menace to the whole mankind, the following lockdown led to an unexpected bonus for the country with 6 out of 10 of the world's most polluted cities: cleaner air. The lockdown has clearly told  us that the main source of pollution is human! One of the tremendous achievement made by the stringent lockdown is ,' It has been able to achieve what government can't for decades! ' .

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