{"id":33945,"date":"2018-10-30T15:03:55","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T09:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=33945"},"modified":"2018-10-30T15:03:55","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T09:33:55","slug":"own-the-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/own-the-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Own the crisis\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/delhi-air-pollution-smog-punjab-haryana-own-the-crisis-4942495\/\"><b>Own the crisis\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Context:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A thick layer of smog, initially deemed \u201csevere\u201d and then an \u201cemergency\u201d, enveloped Delhi.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And this condition is not solely because of setting paddy fields on fire in Punjab and Haryana.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is the debate brought forward by the farmers?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The farmers argue that their practice in only once in a year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It in fact <\/span><b>adds to particulate matter already in place due to the capital\u2019s polluting factories, diesel vehicles, thermal power plants and dust generated from construction sites.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus<\/span><b>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it is not just them who contribute to the pollution and they cannot be blamed for the year-long consequences of the city\u2019s consumption patterns.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What are the other reasons behind the pollution?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delhi\u2019s <\/span><b>landlocked geography<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> contributes to trapping pollutants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It means that as the winter season sets in, dust particles and pollutants in the air become unable to move.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to stagnant winds, these pollutants get locked in the air and affect weather conditions, resulting in smog.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also the current high levels of smog in some areas were the result of <\/span><b>meteorological conditions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the ban on cracker sales, <\/span><b>firecrackers were common sights this Diwali which contributed to its build up the smog<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Over-population also adds up to the various types of pollution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, whether it is air pollution or noise pollution.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What are the initiatives taken in this matter?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>For better surveillance, the government inaugurated 20 additional monitoring stations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> making Delhi the most-watched city in India for the air it breathes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Considering the dipping air quality, <\/span><b>a number of construction sites have stalled work<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as directed by the Delhi Government<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Centre has requested state governments in NCR to take effective steps<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to mitigate the levels of air pollution and bring them to acceptable levels.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>National Green Tribunal has also urged states to sit together and look at the problem, collectively.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Own the crisis\u00a0 Context: A thick layer of smog, initially deemed \u201csevere\u201d and then an \u201cemergency\u201d, enveloped Delhi. And this condition is not solely because of setting paddy fields on fire in Punjab and Haryana. What is the debate brought forward by the farmers? 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