India’s Air Pollution Problem

Environment should be given the due that it aptly deserves. The Air Quality Index had worsened in India’s capital, and the government must get its act together. Environmental pollution, chiefly in the form of air pollution, can be hazardous for health. Better policy measures must be prepared, and implemented as early as possible. Most countries that have advanced economically have done so with a cleaner environment. The same standards of environmental pollution should be applicable to India. India with its growing economy must not forget to comprehend the efficacy of a clean and healthy environment. The nature that the economies are part of must be protected. The nature has its right to exist, as does the mankind that uses its resources to sustain the consumption that it demands out of an economy. The government, along with the private sector must use polluter-pays principle in order to deal with the worsening pollution problem.

The intractable nature of the pollution problem should be discussed, and useful solutions must be found. The ineradicable nature of air pollution makes cities a diffident place to come to terms with. India with its significant aims of economy must provide cleaner and healthier environment to its citizens. Most citizens work productively when they are given the safety that they deserve. The pollution problem that many cities are coming to terms with must be dealt forthrightly. Legal measures must be put in place to control the problem of pollution. The contrite nature of the pollution problem must be discussed, and solutions that are most useful should be applied. Environmental problems and the growth of an economy can be simultaneous provided probity is exercised and appropriate measures are taken by the government. The polluter-pays principle is one such measure that can harness economic growth and curb the menace of pollution in Indian cities, including Delhi. Science must be used by the Indian government and all other stakeholders to deal with the problem of air pollution.  

Yuvraj Saharan

Capital Report