Describe a place you visited where the air was polluted.

Part 3 Follow Up Questions

1. Is there more pollution now than in the past?
   Yes, there is more air pollution now than in the past. New industries are opening every day.
   Strict rules and regulations have not been laid down for effluent treatment. Industries are
   not planned well to be opened in designated areas. So all this development is leading to
   more air pollution now than in the past.
2. In what ways can the air pollution be reduced effectively?
   Many steps can be taken to reduce the level of air pollution. The government can lay down
   strict rules and regulations for effluent treatment. New industries should only be allowed to
   open in designated areas. It is not the responsibility of only the government, but the people
   also to follow the rules and regulations nicely.
3. Do you think the city is cleaner or dirtier than the countryside? Why?
   I think the cities are dirtier than the countryside. The main reason is that all the
   development, the new industries are opening in the cities. The industrialists do not follow
   the rules and regulations laid by the government nicely. Proper treatment of effluents is not
   done. Another reason is that the population of cities is more than the countryside. So, more
   vehicles are there in the cities which are also adding to the pollution. Not only air pollution,
   noise pollution is also more in the cities than the countryside. So for all these reasons, I feel
   that cities are more polluted than the countryside.
4. What can factories and power plants do to reduce pollutants?
   Factories and power plants can do a lot to reduce pollution. The first thing they can do is
   follow is the norms laid down by the government. For example, if the factory has a chimney,
   the height of the chimney can be increased according to government regulations. New
   industries should start with the alternative sources of energy, whereas the older ones can
   switch to alternative sources of energy. These steps can go a long way in decreasing
   pollution.
5. Do you think many companies have been forced to reduce pollutants?
   Yes, many companies have been forced to reduce pollutants. However, unfortunately these
   industries find loopholes to escape the penalties and so the steps taken by the government
   are not proving very effective. When companies pay fines, they start thinking that now they
   have the license to cause pollution.
6. Do you think the wind has any effect on pollution? How?
   Yes, I think the wind helps to disperse the pollutants. That is why despite the high auto
   mobile population, Chennai has less pollution than in Delhi. This is because the sea breeze
   provides an effective entry and exit for dispersing pollutants. Delhi is landlocked, so the
   whole pollution accumulates there only.