I think it's ridiculous that pollution is so bad in this city and country. It is often noted as the worst in the world!
Here are a few suggestions that I hope will be shared with authorities and may have already been brought up:
- Dismissing the usage of brooms to clean roads. It’s largely useless in cleaning roads and simply blows dust in the air.
- Implementation of road-sweeping machines on an industrial scale and smaller machines for smaller roads.
- Fixing of potholes so that cars can glide through and pedestrians are not inconvenienced. This will also allow easier access for mechanised road sweepers.
- Stopping the burning of refuse and small fires which I have seen people build during colder days.
- Installation of large air purifiers at major intersections which can activate as soon as PM levels start to rise.
- Use of salt water to water the roads regularly.
- Proper garbage disposal i.e. no open garbage tips.
- Closure of coal burning power plants.
- Proper disposal of construction site waste. Workers should be more educated and aware of not throwing dry cement all over the roads.