Click to play videoHyderabad: Hold your breath while driving in Hyderabad, for driving in the city is a health hazard.
A recent study, conducted by the Hyderabad Traffic Police and Pollution Control Board, has revealed that vehicular pollution levels in the city are way higher than the permissible limit.
The study also says that the carbon monoxide levels in the city are at 26 milligram per cubic meter, as opposed to the permissible limit of 4 milligram per cubic meter.
Decrease in the average speed of vehicles is leading to an increase in the pollution levels in the city. According to officials, during peak hours, traffic moves at a speed of less than 17 kilometers per hour and this speed gets further reduced during the monsoon season.
Says Additional Commissioner (Traffic), Hyderabad, AK Khan, "Because of traffic congestions and idling of vehicles, we are seeing a rise in the level of pollutants in the air."
Bumper-to-bumper traffic and the trail of pollutants emitted by these vehicles are taking quite a toll on the hapless commuter - dizziness, headaches, breathlessness and in some extreme cases even cerebral diseases are some of the fallouts.
In the last few weeks, heavy rains have made matters worse. Traffic snarls on roads in urgent need of repair are adding to the high pollution levels.
One way to tackle the pollution menace is to use catalytic converters, which convert carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide.
At present less than one per cent of Hyderabad's 17 lakh vehicles use such anti-pollutant equipment. Also converting the city's 48,000 auto-rickshaws into LPG is likely to help clean up the air.
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