Particulate emission in Delhi highest in 14 cities
NEW DELHI: Pollution by particulate emission from commuting in Delhi is highest among 14 major cities in the country, according to a new study by the Centre for Science and Environment.
Noting that the particulate emission in Delhi is three times that of Mumbai, the CSE said that this has eclipsed the benefits of CNG and other better travel parameters in the national Capital.
"The main reasons behind the bottom ranking of Delhi are higher population than other megacities, highest vehicle stock and total vehicle kilometres generated far exceeds that of any other megacity," CSE said.
The findings of the study was discussed on the first day of an international conclave on Towards Clean and Low Carbon Mobility. The study found that particulate load from urban commuting in Bhopal was best. The city was ranked 11 times better than Delhi.
The second rank was acquired by Chandigarh, followed by Vijayawada. The other cities that ranked above Delhi were Jaipur, Lucknow, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai.
Meanwhile, another study by CSE claimed metro ride in Delhi is second-most unaffordable in the world. The study has found that after the fare hike last year, Delhi Metro has become the second-most unaffordable service in the world among the cities that charge less than half a US dollar for a trip.
"Of nine metropolitan cities across the world where the cost for a 10-km trip is less than a half-a-US dollar, the Delhi Metro remains the second-most unaffordable system in terms of percentage of income spent for using it," the study said.
Reacting to this AAP National Secretary and Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha Incharge Pankaj Gupta said on Wednesday, "Metro service is for the convenience of the public and to reduce the rush on the roads but people are suffering in traffic jams due to hike in the fares of metro. As recorded in the year 2016 the projected ridership in the metro was 39.5 lakh people per day and even after the excessive price hike the ridership has just dropped down to 27 Lakhs passengers per day."
