Jaipur: Two-thirds of air pollution in the city have been associated with road dust ‘uncontrolled’ (71%) while the rest has been distributed by the industry (8%), vehicles (8%) and construction activities (4%), a study has said , A combined study by the Rajasthan state pollution control agency (RSPCB) and Iit-Kanpur was carried out for three years from 2017-2020 in five selected areas – Ajmeri Gate, Vishwakarma Industrial Region, Jorawan Singh Gate, Malaiviya Nagar and Mansarovar – concluded the air pollution Can be controlled in the city by taking a number of steps.
Jaipur has ranked 37th in the worst air-conditioned city by organizations based in Switzerland and Greenpeace.
This report was prepared after studying pollution caused by the transportation sector (motorized vehicles and trains), commercial activities, industrial activities, domestic activities, institutional and official activities and non-points sources.
This study, which was carried out in the city and restaurant hotels, found that many coals were used as fuel at Tandoors.
“The average consumption of coal in Tandoors is 30kg / day.
Public fuel in addition to Tandoor is LPG.
In most cases, it was found that no control devices installed in this activity,” Report reading.
The total number of large hotels and restaurant companies is around 1,500 during the survey.
The numbers quoted were collected from JDA, the report said that 81 percent of households used LPG while 19 percent rely on coal.
The brick kiln is considered one of the main contributors to air pollution.
Surveys found by around 250 kilns of brick present in Jaipur (outside the city limits) “this brick kiln uses wood and coal as fuel contributes to various types of emissions such as SO2, NOx, PM10, PM2.5, and CO,” read report.
Similarly, Jaipur has 450 mining units outside the city limits that contribute to the main reason -dust air pollution.
It also enrolled suggestions for the authorities to load the situation.
Restaurants with more than 10 seats should not use coal and shift to electrical or gas-based equipment.
Ash from Tandoor should not be thrown near the roadside.
It was said in 2030, the city could plan to shift to electrical or natural gas.
Air pollution: ‘Construction work is the main contributor’
