Introduction:
Pollution in large metropolitan cities is increasing day by day and the main reason for this is pollution through vehicles. As more people are moving from smaller cities to larger cities, the number of vehicles is increasing and this is deteriorating air quality. In big cities, various diseases are caused by vehicle pollution.
Reasons For Vehicle Pollution
As people are constantly moving from rural areas to urban cities, which leads to increased demand for vehicles on the road day by day. Vehicles with petrol or diesel fuel release a large amount of nitrogen oxide, carbon mono oxide, sulfur oxide into the air.
Vehicles are responsible for unwanted elements in the atmosphere that directly or indirectly affect people and all living things on Earth.
Effects of Vehicle Pollution
Pollution in the air produces a major impact on human health, including animals and plants, it is badly damaging our ecosystem resulting in global warming. The automobile industry is directly impacting the emerging greenhouse gases in the atmosphere by 80% to 90%.
Vehicle Pollution Measures
Proper care of the tires and fuel tanks of any vehicle helps in lower exhaust emissions. Carpooling, use of transport buses, better and proper road management, use of CNG powered vehicles instead of petrol or diesel have always helped in reducing air pollution.
It is necessary to check regular vehicle pollution from authorized centers, also to remove old vehicles from cities and also to introduce electric vehicles in cities for transportation.
Help From Government, to Reduce Vehicle Pollution
The government has taken initiative to increase the mass transport system i.e. buses, improving metro, infrastructure development, the road network in various cities.
Conclusion
Because of vehicle pollution slowly but surely, it can make it an unsuitable place to live. Therefore, we should take it seriously and take steps to prevent vehicle pollution regarding all possible solutions.
Problems are always solved, for which we just have to find a better solution. Vehicle pollution in India is at high risk which requires individual attention and support of each and every one.