ABSTRACT
All living beings in Delhi are breathing the most polluted air in the world. Air pollution cannot be understood in isolation; rather, it is an outcome of multiple complex factors. The extent of Delhi’s air pollution can be measured by assessing the pollution from vehicles, industries, waste disposal, and power generation and construction activities. This chapter analyses the level of pollution from different sources. It discusses the temperature variation and heat stress levels in Delhi. The chapter also discusses about distribution of selected pollutants, that is, the PM2.5 and PM5 and carbon dioxide levels of 35 different locations of Delhi, measured through the Air Quality Monitor during the survey. The study highlights the areas with a combination of temperature variations and pollution variations. The study concludes that areas that are green have low temperature and less pollution, thus approving the core hypothesis of the book.
