Environmental Networking Platform for Children and Youth by SAMSUNG E&A
Stay connected with Eco-generation :
| Share 
| 
- Home >
- Our Actions >
- Ambassador report
15
Comments
Air Pollution Makes Dhaka City Ihospitable |
|---|
|
Air pollution is familiar to the environmental activist. But do they know about air pollution in Dhaka City ?
The population of Dhaka city is 15 million now. And it is expected to hit 20 million by 2025. Centralization of business, industries, education, workplace is responsible for this large population. Air pollution at alarming rate is a threat to all the city dwellers. Faulty vehicles, especially diesel run vehicles, brick kilns, dust from road and construction sites and toxic fumes from industries have large contribution to pollute the air of Dhaka. Some large construction projects make the scenario worst in dry season. Jatrabari Flyover and Mogbazar Flyover constructions are most painful for most of the population here in Dhaka. We all know air pollution seriously affects the respiratory tract and causes irritation, headache,asthma, high blood pressure, heart ailments and even cancer. If this trend of air pollution continued, those living in Dhaka citiy will be exposed to many complications. About 50 tons of lead are emitted into Dhaka city's air annually. In dry season (November-January), the emission reaches its highest level. Scientists of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) published the study. The density of lead in the air of Dhaka city in dry season reaches 463 monograms, the highest in the world where the lead concentration in the polluted air of Mexico city is 383 monograms and in Mumbai it is 360 monograms per cubic meter. How we can minimize the air pollution in Dhaka? Find the solutions in my next report. |
|
|
|
|
|
Previous : EEG's 13th community lectu...
15 Comments
nice report
Posted 16-12-2013 05:40
Thank you for the article.
Posted 13-12-2013 16:25
Thanks.
Posted 10-12-2013 20:21
I look forward to the next report. Thanks. :-)
Posted 10-12-2013 20:06
Like Dhaka, many big cities and metropolitan have air pollution problems which seem to get worse everyay. May I suggest the local governments enforcing and encouraging local people to take public transportation to reduce the air pollutions. That would be an awesome start.
Posted 10-12-2013 20:05
Thank you for pointing out how air pollution is affects so many people's lives. Here in Korea, we are also affected by the air pollution. I wonder if we know all the health and environmental damages caused by air pollution. We need to constantly be aware of and fighting air pollution problems.
Posted 10-12-2013 20:03
nice report
Posted 06-12-2013 20:16
thanks for sharing
Posted 05-12-2013 18:32
Thank you for the well-elaborated article. Now foreigners(or rich people in China) had started leaving Beijing due to the air pollution. The same thing can happen in Dhaka too.
Posted 03-12-2013 09:10
Agree with you...thanks for sharing!
Posted 02-12-2013 16:08
Agree with you...thanks for sharing!
Posted 02-12-2013 16:07
Thanks for sharing..!
Posted 01-12-2013 23:26
Nice report
Posted 01-12-2013 19:43
Thanks kapur!
Posted 30-11-2013 18:11
Nice Report.....
Posted 30-11-2013 16:12