HUMAN ACTIVITY IMPACT ON AIR POLLUTION (VIKRIT VAYU) DURING PRE AND POST LOCKDOWN PERIOD 2020 IN MEGACITY DELHI – LEADING TO JANAPADODHVANSA
Dr. Rahul Kumar Burolia* and Prof. Mahesh Vyas
ABSTRACT
The rapid growth of Delhi in recent times has resulted in significant increase in environmental pollution. Polluted environment plays an important role in Janapadodhvansa that complies from the word “Janapada” which means community and the word “Udhvansa” means the destruction. Acharya Charaka mentioned four major reasons as Vayu (air), Jala (water), Desha (habitat) and Kala (time) for the destruction of community. Among them Vayu Vikriti (polluted air) is a major cause of premature deaths and diseases leading to endangering health and shortening of life span. In this review, data for change in Air quality index is compared with pre and post lockdown period 2020 in the NCT Delhi. Air pollution is a complex mixture of anthropogenic pollutants and natural source. Study shows a huge difference in all the quality parameters of air during pre and post lockdown. This difference in the air quality index above the normal standard set by WHO is responsible for more than millions of deaths worldwide by causing acute or chronic disease generally related to the respiratory system leading to Janapadodhvansa.
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