Staff Reporter :
The air pollution in the capital Dhaka has increased 19 per cent in winter. Specially, capital’s Tinsho feet area’s air is the most polluted.
Dhaka City Corporation (DSCC, DNCC) said the ongoing development project authority could not work properly which makes city’s air condition worsen.
As a result, the city dwellers have been suffering from various chronic diseases such as respiratory and allergy problems.
Health experts warned and opined that to get release from such problem is to spread water on the street.
At the starting of the winter season, the city residents have been suffering most due to heavy dust which makes capital air index very crucial and threatening for health. The city corporation authority has said the activities for capital various development and beautification are the main responsible for contaminating Dhaka’s air.
Dust is dominating capital’s environments and battered road is producing huge filth devastating the people of the city.
Dhaka is the rank high compared with the mostpolluted city in the world. In recent air quality index (AQI) report Dhaka was ranked second in the list of cities with the worst air quality. The city’s air quality index (AQI) was recorded 159, which is considered “unhealthy”.
AQI between 100 and 200 is considered “unhealthy for sensitive groups”. Similarly, 201 to 300 is said to be “poor”, while 301 to 400 is considered “hazardous”, posing serious health risks to residents.
Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Generally, Dhaka’s air starts getting fresher when monsoon rains begin in mid-June. The air remains mostly acceptable from June to October.
According to experts, authorities need to chalk out a special action plan to control Dhaka’s terrible dust pollution, as it turns worse every winter, particularly from November to February, posing a serious health hazard to city dwellers.
During winter, the city’s air quality starts deteriorating sharply due to massive discharge of pollutant particles from construction sites, rundown roads, brick kilns and other sources, they say.
The two city corporations say they are regularly spraying water on the roads. However, the development projects are not working according to the standards. The city corporation is considering taking of legal action against them.
Experts fear that if air pollution is not brought under control quickly, the people of the capital will turn into a sick population
