3. Describe a place you visited where the air was polluted.

 

3. Describe a place you visited where the air was polluted.

You should say

-              Where the place is

-              When you visited.

-              Why the air was not good.

-              And explain how you felt about the place.

 

Pollution has become a matter of grave concern and we humans are the main reason behind this. I have visited a couple of polluted places but here I would like to talk about the most polluted one.

This place is an entire city known as the city of Delhi which is also the capital of our country. I visited this place in the month of July, actually we had visited this place in our summer vacations for living at my uncle’s house. When I visited that place I saw huge amount of cars on the roads and it felt how polluted this place is because there are a lot of vehicles running at this place.

When I stepped out of the car after reaching my uncles house, I felt suffocated as if it was difficult to breathe. Secondly since we entered delhi, my eyes were red and burning and felt I am having some sort of allergy to the air. Moreover I had a mild headache owing to the suffocation.

Then I researched on the internet about why I was having such issues, I found out that aqi index of delhi is poor which means it is very polluted place.

Secondly I could see haze in the air which forms when various gasses and dust mix together and I could also feel the suffocation and allergic reactions

Moreover I saw news clip on youtube while searching which spotlighted delhi’s pollution and how harmful it is for residents.

So I think indeed it is a very polluted city.

At first i felt discomfort and unsettledness later when I was  rambling through the city I saw vehicles and industries and I though population and improper management has turned this city into a toxic one.

Follow-up Questions

1. Is there more pollution now than in the past?

Yes, there is more air pollution now than in the past. New industries are opening every day. Strict rules and regulations have not been laid down for effluent treatment. Industries are not planned well to be opened in designated areas. So all this development is leading to more air pollution now than in the past.

2. In what ways can the air pollution be reduced effectively?

Many steps can be taken to reduce the level of air pollution. The government can lay down strict rules and regulations for effluent treatment. New industries should only be allowed to open in designated areas. It is not the responsibility of only the government, but the people also to follow the rules and regulations nicely.

3. Do you think the city is cleaner or dirtier than the countryside? Why?

I think the cities are dirtier than the countryside. The main reason is that all the development, the new industries are opening in the cities. The industrialists do not follow the rules and regulations laid by the government nicely. Proper treatment of effluents is not done. Another reason is that the population of cities is more than the countryside. So, more vehicles are there in the cities which are also adding to the pollution. Not only air pollution, noise pollution is also more in the cities than the countryside. So for all these reasons, I feel that cities are more polluted than the countryside.

4. What can factories and power plants do to reduce pollutants?

Factories and power plants can do a lot to reduce pollution. The first thing they can do is follow is the norms laid down by the government. For example, if the factory has a chimney, the height of the chimney can be increased according to government regulations. New industries should start with the alternative sources of energy, whereas the older ones can switch to alternative sources of energy. These steps can go a long way in decreasing pollution.

5. Do you think many companies have been forced to reduce pollutants?

Yes, many companies have been forced to reduce pollutants. However, unfortunately these industries find loopholes to escape the penalties and so the steps taken by the government are not proving very effective. When companies pay fines, they start thinking that now they have the license to cause pollution.

6. Do you think the wind has any effect on pollution? How?

Yes, I think the wind helps to disperse the pollutants. That is why despite the high auto mobile population, Chennai has less pollution than in Delhi. This is because the sea breeze provides an effective entry and exit for dispersing pollutants. Delhi is landlocked, so the whole pollution accumulates there only.