Description

Pollution in Delhi: Challenges, Impacts, and Pathways to a Cleaner Future is a comprehensive study on the rising menace of pollution in Delhi, with particular focus on its multidimensional nature: air, water, land, noise, light and thermal. It attempts to analyze the various reasons causing this decline in environmental equilibrium, including rapid urbanization and population growth, traffic emissions, unregulated industrial activity and poor waste disposal. It particularly highlights deplorable health, environmental and socio-economic implications, based on recent statistics and international research in the book. Critical evaluations of government policies, judicial efforts, scientific interventions as well as community efforts, such as tree-plantation drives in schools, have been considered. An entire chapter is dedicated to the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on air pollution nationwide. The book serves as an essential guide for students and environmentally aware readers, offering valuable insights and practical strategies to build a sustainable future.