From Buses to Streets || Dust to Airby | 01-10-2014 02:46 |
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       Not everyone can afford a car here. Poverty is on its top. Every one of 5 poor can be found in India. Above all, with the level of corruption, the government them self seems to have become poor and the consequences has directly effected the environment. As the picture depicts, the streets has got much pits caused mostly by overloaded vehicle. Despite, the government workers are just resting in their air conditioned house and guys like me are visiting these places in extreme sunlight. The pits are causing the drivers to step frequently on brakes. The car's engine efficiency is decreasing by 1.6%, in those area, every 3 months. overloaded trucks, that are older than 10 years, can be seen in majority. Their exhaust system is nothing but a factory of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide. Government have initiated an act to fine overloaded vehicle, but as I mentioned, corruption has reached it's maximum limit, the drivers pays some bribe and continue to contribute toward degradation of environment. Same is the condition with buses. The Municipal owned buses is a great example of rusting of vehicle. These vehicles should be rather be present at school to teach the students about rusting. Their mileage is of a average of 3 KMPL and some at a drastic number of 1 KM in 1.2 Litre. The pits on the streets are causing load on their suspension which actually don't work. This lead to maximum load on their tyres thus on engine. Just putting their foot on acceleration with some pressure, a huge black smoke get emitted from the bus and as its India, there isn't any rule, there ins't any bus stop in the city till date , the drivers stop anywhere, wherever they see a passenger. While travelling myself in one of the city ride buses, to check this fact, I notices the bus stops 6 times with in 100 meter. And each time when it accelerates, I saw about, just as the amount of smoke ( emitted black gas ) enough to fill a big size balloon, was released. And one can imagine the consequences from it's color, almost black. It's not only the pits, but it's the traffic system also that are being a part in air pollution. There isn't a single working traffic light in the whole city, PATNA. Traffic policemen them self have to do it manually. Obviously a human can't be systematic especially when his interest is not in that. People them self are involved in this. Whenever they find a place, they always try to get out from that without thinking that it will cause a traffic jam. Not only this, they also continues to press horns in the traffic jam, knowing that the later one can't move unless he is clear. Thus creating a huge shot of sound pollution.
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