Outdoor pollution
Display of daily vehicular air pollution in India.
There are many factors to the increasingly bad air pollution in India. India is a nation that is becoming more and more industrialized while its population soars to over a billion people. The growing number of people is causing higher demand on industries and adding more sources of pollution to the already polluted area. As the population climbs higher, and becomes more advanced, more people are buying cars. There are an estimated 1,400 new cars on Indian roads every day adding to the seven million cars that are already registered. Also, with increased population means more supplies. Diesel trucks are used to move products from one place to another; the diesel fumes are very harmful and are rapidly deteriorating air quality. Increasing numbers of trucks and cars are playing a very large part in the incline of India’s air pollution.
Population growth is not the only cause of such poor air quality. Many industries in India rely on coal and other fossil fuels to fuel their plants. The combustion of fossil fuels, especially so close to urban areas, is greatly impacting air quality. People, however, are not responsible for all of the problems with the air. The weather in India also causes air to be dirtier. For example, there is a lot of smog in India that hangs in the air. Unless it is monsoon season, there is little wind and the dust particles are not moved around or away and are left polluting the air. There are many things that lead to the pollution of outdoor air in India.
Population growth is not the only cause of such poor air quality. Many industries in India rely on coal and other fossil fuels to fuel their plants. The combustion of fossil fuels, especially so close to urban areas, is greatly impacting air quality. People, however, are not responsible for all of the problems with the air. The weather in India also causes air to be dirtier. For example, there is a lot of smog in India that hangs in the air. Unless it is monsoon season, there is little wind and the dust particles are not moved around or away and are left polluting the air. There are many things that lead to the pollution of outdoor air in India.
indoor pollution
An Indian women polluting her home through cooking.
Many people think that their homes are the safest places for them, but they are wrong. Indoor air pollution in India is just as bad as outdoor pollution is. Indoor pollution is mostly caused my the burning of solid fuels during cooking. This would not have as great of an effect if there were properly ventilated homes in India. Most Indian homes do not have proper ventilation, and even when they do, the air outside is so polluted it doesn’t really help the way it should. Many people in India are heavy tobacco smokers and smoke in their homes. The chemicals from cigarettes only make the air pollution inside the homes worse. Air pollution indoors can also come from things like mold and mildew, which is common in Indian homes during the summer months when there is non-stop rain and everything is wet.
Air pollution in India is a major problem. There are many things that cause it, yet few things that have been able to help improve the air quality. With a continuously growing and advancing society, the situation seems to be worsening instead of improving.