Rising air pollution in Indian Cities has serious impact on public life.

1. CAN INDIA
FIX ITS
DEADLY
CITIES?
A Presentation by: Piyush

2. DEADLIEST INDIAN CITIES
Cities 2010
Deaths
2025
Deaths
2050
Deaths
Kolkata 19,700 31,100 54,800
Delhi 13,500 26,600 52,000
Mumbai 10,200 17,400 33,100

3. IN 10 YRS, DELHI’S AIR WILL BE
WORLD’S DEADLIEST.
 In another 10 years, Delhi will record the world’s
largest number of premature deaths i.e. 32000
annually SOLELY due to inhaling polluted air.
 India counts after China in total Mortality occurred
in Asia that is 6,50,000 in 2010.
 Of the 4.3 million annual deaths resulting from
‘indoor air pollution’, nearly 1.3 million occur in
India.

4. CAUSES:
 Poor Environmental policies.
 No planning for rapid urbanization.
 Urban plans does not take into account riparian
greenways and urban nature reserves complementing
infrastructure projects that have environmental benefits (
for examples, extensive mass-transit networks) .
 Poor functioning and funding (sources) of urban Civic
systems.
 Inadequate regional transport networks.
 Large swathes of informal settlements emerging in
vacant inner city districts and suburban peripheries,
comprising environmental conditions, public health, and
personal safety.
 Land use patterns inter-weave industrial and residential
districts, exposing vulnerable and growing populations
to a host of negative spillover effects.

5. CHALLENGES:
 India is expected to add more than 400 million
urban residents (more than the entire population of
US) – a significant transformation for a country
where current rural population is 2/3rd of the total.
Where as China will add only 292 million.
 For instance, Delhi will close the gap with Tokyo,
the world’s largest city, almost entirely by 2030.
 Population growth on this scale is combined with
rapid urbanization, the associated environmental
and social impacts become a formidable policy
challenge.

6. CHALLENGES CUM POTENTIAL:
 In India, the central government has no role in
managing air pollution, which is a state level
responsibility.
 A WHO report suggests that more stringent
environmental regulations would add 3.2 years to
Indians’ life expectancy.
 The resulting addition of more than 2 billion ‘life
years’ represents a significant amount of human
productivity, creativity, and uncompensated
contributions to families and society.

7. REMEDIES:
 Regionally integrated plan to balance economic growth
with environmental management, including the greening
of manufacturing processes and the elimination of
excess capacity in energy production.
 ( Urgency of urban planning and growth management Lessening of
differences between the 2 or 3 levels of Governments, Identical
approaches to environmental policies and urban growth paths)
 Multi-jurisdictional approach with strong coordination
and stable vision.

8. THANK YOU!