![]() Allahabad, Ghaziabad, Kanpur and Bareilly have highest critical levels - 4 times the standard. Said Roychowdhury: “They need second generation action, including technology leapfrog, scaling up of public transport, integrated multi-modal transport options, car restraints and walking for clean air.” These cities, while having made some significant strides in meeting air quality challenges, face newer challenges. These cities are growing rapidly and threatening to worsen the pollution and congestion nightmare.”įor the newly emerging cities especially in the state of Uttar Pradesh, improving urban air quality and protecting sustainable urban commuting practices are some of the toughest challenges. ![]() Said Anumita Roychowdhury, CSE’s executive director-research and advocacy: “These emerging cities, so far neglected in air quality management, need urgent intervention and deeper understanding of their unique challenges and solutions for immediate preventive action. Releasing the review at a stakeholder and media briefing workshop on Clean Air and Sustainable Mobility here today, Bhure Lal, chair of the Supreme Court’s Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority, said: “The challenge facing our second rung cities is more daunting than that facing our mega urban centres.” Experts and governments scrambled to take stock of the problem and its solution in all cities of India.īut a recent air quality review for north India, carried out by the New Delhi-based research and advocacy body Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and released here today, has put the spotlight not on India’s mega metropolises, but on its second rung cities – such as Lucknow and Chandigarh, among others. Lucknow, July 2, 2013: Early this year, India was struck by a shocking revelation: the Global Burden of Disease estimates said that in India, one-fifth of deaths occurred from outdoor air pollution. Lucknow and other cities in the region need the next steps, including scaling up of public transport, integrated multi-modal transport options, car restraints and walking for clean air Unfortunately, these walking and cycling cities are now steadily shifting towards cars and two-wheelers as public transport remains inadequate This helps manage their air pollution and urban mobility. Smaller cities have advantages – people use buses and non-motorised vehicles to commute, or walk. Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Chandigarh… all in the grip of this growing motorisation Private vehicle usage in these cities will increase more than in the mega cities. Strong preventive action needed, says CSEĪfter the mega cities, now the second rung cities of north India are emerging as the big growth centres - but also as the most polluted and congested urban points Supported by Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority of Supreme Court of IndiaĬities of north India – including in UP – waking up to more smog and pollution ![]() Organised by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi in association with Uttar Pradesh State Pollution Control Board ![]()
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