Why everything becomes such a big and difficult task?
Pollution is indeed one major concern today. Closely linked to it is congestion in major cities. Everyone is concerned. Then why it is so difficult to manage? Will such steps like cutting traffic by allowing odd even number vehicles help?
To answer one must understand what has led to this. There is a big difference between planned development and unplanned development. The situation that we see today is due to unplanned development. When things are allowed to grow without checks and regulations, such a state is inevitable. In order to make things better we have to follow the path of planned development.
Some of the steps that are well know and must be implemented are:
- Close or shift industries and thermal plants out of city area
- Plant more trees and develop more green belts
- Reduce emission from vehicles by raising norms
- Eliminate vehicles older than 10 years
- Reduce red lights as much possible
- Vacuum and clean roads
- Fill up kutchcha area with grass and trees
- Bypass mandatory for traffic not meant for city
- Develop extensive eco friendly public transport
- Strict law against crop or waste burning
- Crackers and Fireworks must be prohibited
- Diesel use must be eliminated from private use as in vehicles or gensets
- Eco friendly heating during winters must be promoted
- Strict implementation of laws for better waste management
But for lasting solution we can do following:
- Well planned development of cities with strict laws
- Fix population density of every area.
- Dwelling units in every region and city must be restricted.
- Only one car per dwelling unit must be allowed
- Zero tolerance and No parking and no unauthorized construction on road sides. Widen roads. This will ease out traffic.
- Zero tolerance and No parking space for private vehicles in any office and shopping areas. People going to offices and shopping area must use public transport and cab pools. Only people of 50 years plus or with sickness or differently able be allowed cab pools. Rest must use public transport. This single step can reduce congestion and pollution.
- Buses for work place. Most of the traffic congestion is due to office goers using cars. With easy and comfortable buses available at convenient time people will be encouraged to use buses.
- Redistribution of office working hours and two days off per week on separate days to prevent clogging of roads.
- Private vehicles to pay heavy traffic tax. This can be added to petrol. This will encourage people to use public transport and stop avoidable use of private vehicles.
These steps if implemented can give long term solution of congestion and pollution problem.
Pollution is indeed one major concern today. Closely linked to it is congestion in major cities. Everyone is concerned. Then why it is so difficult to manage? Will such steps like cutting traffic by allowing odd even number vehicles help?
To answer one must understand what has led to this. There is a big difference between planned development and unplanned development. The situation that we see today is due to unplanned development. When things are allowed to grow without checks and regulations, such a state is inevitable. In order to make things better we have to follow the path of planned development.
Some of the steps that are well know and must be implemented are:
- Close or shift industries and thermal plants out of city area
- Plant more trees and develop more green belts
- Reduce emission from vehicles by raising norms
- Eliminate vehicles older than 10 years
- Reduce red lights as much possible
- Vacuum and clean roads
- Fill up kutchcha area with grass and trees
- Bypass mandatory for traffic not meant for city
- Develop extensive eco friendly public transport
- Strict law against crop or waste burning
- Crackers and Fireworks must be prohibited
- Diesel use must be eliminated from private use as in vehicles or gensets
- Eco friendly heating during winters must be promoted
- Strict implementation of laws for better waste management
But for lasting solution we can do following:
- Well planned development of cities with strict laws
- Fix population density of every area.
- Dwelling units in every region and city must be restricted.
- Only one car per dwelling unit must be allowed
- Zero tolerance and No parking and no unauthorized construction on road sides. Widen roads. This will ease out traffic.
- Zero tolerance and No parking space for private vehicles in any office and shopping areas. People going to offices and shopping area must use public transport and cab pools. Only people of 50 years plus or with sickness or differently able be allowed cab pools. Rest must use public transport. This single step can reduce congestion and pollution.
- Buses for work place. Most of the traffic congestion is due to office goers using cars. With easy and comfortable buses available at convenient time people will be encouraged to use buses.
- Redistribution of office working hours and two days off per week on separate days to prevent clogging of roads.
- Private vehicles to pay heavy traffic tax. This can be added to petrol. This will encourage people to use public transport and stop avoidable use of private vehicles.
These steps if implemented can give long term solution of congestion and pollution problem.
