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    Air Pollution Dheer

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    The document discusses air quality and air pollution issues in the states of Maharashtra and Odisha in India. It notes that air pollution in these states has increased in recent years due to factors like industrialization, urbanization, and rising vehicle usage. Major pollutants like PM10, PM2.5, SO2, and NO2 levels have risen alarmingly. Air pollution is causing health issues like heart disease, bronchitis, and tuberculosis and has resulted in over 100,000 deaths per year in Maharashtra. Solutions discussed include stricter laws, promoting electric vehicles, banning cigarettes, fining non-compliant industries, and increasing green spaces during construction.

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    The document discusses air quality and air pollution issues in the states of Maharashtra and Odisha in India. It notes that air pollution in these states has increased in recent years due to factors like industrialization, urbanization, and rising vehicle usage. Major pollutants like PM10, PM2.5, SO2, and NO2 levels have risen alarmingly. Air pollution is causing health issues like heart disease, bronchitis, and tuberculosis and has resulted in over 100,000 deaths per year in Maharashtra. Solutions discussed include stricter laws, promoting electric vehicles, banning cigarettes, fining non-compliant industries, and increasing green spaces during construction.

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    The document discusses air quality and air pollution issues in the states of Maharashtra and Odisha in India. It notes that air pollution in these states has increased in recent years due to factors like industrialization, urbanization, and rising vehicle usage. Major pollutants like PM10, PM2.5, SO2, and NO2 levels have risen alarmingly. Air pollution is causing health issues like heart disease, bronchitis, and tuberculosis and has resulted in over 100,000 deaths per year in Maharashtra. Solutions discussed include stricter laws, promoting electric vehicles, banning cigarettes, fining non-compliant industries, and increasing green spaces during construction.

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    Air Pollution Dheer

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    AIR QUALITY AND

    AIR POLLUTION

    SCIENCE SEA GROUP 5


    INTRODUCTION
    The quality of air in Maharashtra is affected The air quality of Odisha is no better. The
    due to air pollution. The air is polluted more presence of dangerous pollutants like PM10
    in the recent years as we are progressing with and PM2.5 are rising at alarming rates. Cities
    technology and industrialization. The rapid like Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack and Rourkela
    urbanization and increased number of have seen rapid rise in SO2 and NO2 levels.
    vehicles on the road also adds to the air They are severely harming the citizens who
    pollutants in the atmosphere. can blame only themselves for this situation
    CAUSES OF AIR POLLUTION
    According to our study, air pollution in In cities like Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and
    Maharashtra has mostly been influenced by Balasore, the increased movement of
    coal-based thermal power plants (TPP) in the vehicles, construction activities and
    past. Its capacity is increasing with the population rise are some of the major issues."
    increase in demand for electricity,” said In other places, industries, including thermal
    Abhijit Chatterjee, principal investigator and power plants, stone crushers, bad road
    associate professor, Environmental Sciences. conditions, transportation of mines etc .
    EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION
    It said that 1,39,118 people lost their lives in Main effects of air pollution in Odisha
    Maharashtra in 2019 because of air pollution. include heart diseases, bronchitis and
    This accounts for 16.7 per cent of the overall tuberculosis. A rise in the number of adults as
    deaths in the country caused by air pollution. well as children admitted in hospitals due to
    The State is second only to Uttar Pradesh air pollution is being observed.
    where air pollution took 3.5 lakh lives. The
    all-India figure was 17 lakh deaths
    PREVENTION OF AIR POLLUTION
    (POSTER)
    GOVERNMENT PLANS
    ● Government should formulate more stricter laws which shouldn’t be just there on paper
    but also be implemented. It is high time this matter is taken more seriously.
    ● Another form of action can be banning the use of cigarettes, making electrical vehicles
    more cheaper and accessible and fining factories which don’t follow norms.
    ● The government should make it compulsory for buildings to plant trees in their vicinity
    while construction. This might be a small step but will at least be a beginning towards
    going green.
    STEPS OF PREVENTING AIR POLLUTION
    ● Use of public transport
    ● Buy Energy Efficient Vehicles Like Electric
    ● Consider “Going Green”
    ● Avoid Plastic Bags
    ● Make use of Solar Energy
    ● Always Use Recyclable Products
    ● Quit Smoking
    THANK YOU

    Chitt Morakhiya 21
    Dheer Kothari 22
    Harsh Gala 23
    Hriday Jogani 24
    Jash Shah 25

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