Water Crisis
- Rapid growth in India's urban areas has stretched government solutions, which have been compromised by over-privatization
- Most of the water sources are contaminated with both bio and chemical pollutants
- 21% of the country's diseases are water-related
- India is left with 5 years to solve the water problem
CO2 emission in power generation
- India is 4th highest emitter of CO2 in the world (source The Hindu)
- 2,299 million tonnes in 2018
- Emission is up by 5% every year
- Impact of CO2 emission
- Health & Well being
- Environment
Psychological impact/ Health & Well being
- Indoor air pollution levels are many times higher than outdoor air pollution
- Improper ventilation system
- Emission is up by 5% every year
- Emission of VOC in the form of (asbestos, radon, formaldehyde) from paints, furnishes etc
Did you know? On an average, an adult at rest inhales and exhales 7 to 8 liters of air per minute i.e 10,000 liters of air for the day.
Environmental impact
- Soil contamination
- Results when hazardous substances are spilled or buried in the soil (chlorinated solvents, heavy metals, pesticides, and nitrates
- Water Contamination
- Being an excellent solvent, water mixes easily with chemicals and other pollutants. Rainfalls easily mixes with toxic liquid substances and seeps into the water streams to end up in nearby water bodies
- Threat to aquatic living organisms and human beings
- Air contamination
- Harmful greenhouse gases are created from decomposing waste. These rise up the atmosphere and trap heat. Causing extreme weather reaction
- Drastic effect on precipitation in the air. Resulting in acid and hailstorm
Yes! These are alarming issues
