People in major cities suffer from high levels of air pollution that causes health problems for many. Explain possible reasons for this problem and suggest some solutions.

Air

pollution

is the leading cause of lung diseases. People living in urban areas are its main victims. Though many factors contribute towards it, the main factors are man-made. These can be easily avoided by implementing certain rules and regulations. One of the major reasons for

air

pollution

is the CO2 emitted by

cars

. people in urban areas tend to depend more on personal vehicles for transportation, as these areas are densely populated the number of

cars

is quite high. Another major contributor is the industries,

for instance

in Delhi, a survey conducted by the

pollution

control agency revealed that industries contributed to about 35% of the

air

pollutants in the city. Though many factors are present these can

also

be monitored so as to reduce

air

pollution

. The

first

step towards

this

can be done by improving the public transport system. A proper public transit can reduce the number of

cars

in the street and it is cheap compared to

cars

.

For example

, Mumbai has a well-developed network of trains

thus

the people owning

cars

are less and

pollution

is

also

less compared to Delhi which lacks a proper transport system. Another way to improve the

air

around us is by switching to renewable form energy rather than using fossil fuels. The government is undertaking many initiatives to switch the

cars

run by diesel or petrol to electric. Many subsidies and grants are given for

such

projects. In conclusion, though major cities which are highly populated tend to have poor

air

quality, adequate measures can be taken to improve

this

. Citizens together with the governments should take the effort to improve the quality of living by improving the

air

around us.