Pollution problem: rules tough but implementation weak
Source: The Hindu, Date: , 2017
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Hindu, New Delhi, Jan 5, 2017: Winter has set in and pollution levels are
once again soaring in Delhi. Even after a slew of measures were announced by
the government, little seems to have improved. So what is it that is missing,
or hinders, our fight against pollution? Two things are paramount to understand
this issue. First, there are several different sources of pollution, each of
which needs a separate solution. Second, pollution doesn’t know borders:
pollutants are carried for hundreds of kilometres which means that not all of
Delhi’s pollution originates in the capital. And likewise, it also contributes
to pollution in nearby regions.