Cars running on corpse

                   Automobile industry which accounts for 7.1% of country’s GDP, is a major contributor of growth and development of the nation. As India is a developing country daily more people come into higher income category and these people buy vehicles. It is their liberty to have a luxurious life. It is also helping nation by creating more jobs, giving more tax to the government, keeping economic growth ticking.  In Delhi, Vehicular pollution is registering a growth of 14% per annum on the other hand. This vehicular pollution is leading to poor air quality and has many carcinogenic affects as well. This is in turn making the city a heat island. 

                   Cars add up every day and trees don’t add up every day. Pollution adds up every day and pollution control is not adding up every day. So, it is leading to high growth of pollution in the city daily. This makes up a super wicked problem where we cannot compromise on either ends.  The higher pollution in Delhi is actually decreasing life expectancy by6.4 years. The rich who always live under air-conditioned rooms will be less effected and have better access to medical facilities. It is in fact poor who are badly affected and I guess life expectancy of poor in Delhi goes down by 10 years at least.

                   Unless this problem is answered this it affects the large section of people directly and create a problem to rest of the areas as well. Many rules are brought up by the government and national green tribunal like odd-even scheme which allows odd numbered cars on odd dates and even numbered cars on even dates for partial period and banning sales of diesel vehicles which pollute much higher compared to petrol variants.  

                   We cannot go with any of the extremes. I prefer a mid way tilted towards environmentalism as Industry is already enjoying huge benefits. I feel public transport needs to be revitalized and be made in such a manner that if rich can travel in it with pride by decreasing their four wheeler travelling it vastly decreases pollution. The governments are already in this way but the progress is much less compared to the growing problem. Public transport will have much lesser carbon emission per person per kilometer compared to a four wheeler car in which generally only one person travel despite its capacity to carry four or more. Encouraging Public transport is the only solution I feel in this high economically growing city.