One chart missing from the study: how does the total pollution measure change month over month (during and after stubble burning). Another chart says 64 % of the pollution comes from outside (stubble), when that stops in december, does biomass completely (partially) replace it ?
The pollution that is generated outside Delhi is not stubble - or very little of it is. Like in Delhi, it is a combination of transport, construction, dust, industry, and biomass. At the onset of the bad air season (late October), the air quality is moved by episodes - stubble burning, Diwali, etc. But, as winter sets in, it settles to a continuous blanket of grey smog, with wind speeds to low to tug it away from above us.
The last bit is encouraging - that moving people to cleaner cooking fuels will lead to significantly less pollution
One chart missing from the study: how does the total pollution measure change month over month (during and after stubble burning). Another chart says 64 % of the pollution comes from outside (stubble), when that stops in december, does biomass completely (partially) replace it ?
The pollution that is generated outside Delhi is not stubble - or very little of it is. Like in Delhi, it is a combination of transport, construction, dust, industry, and biomass. At the onset of the bad air season (late October), the air quality is moved by episodes - stubble burning, Diwali, etc. But, as winter sets in, it settles to a continuous blanket of grey smog, with wind speeds to low to tug it away from above us.
Do keep writing. We enjoy it. I have been fed on a diet of Enid blyton too
Looking forward to your fiction writing Sir.
Thank you for your insightful writing!!