India: Air pollutants restrict walking capacity during daytime, feel strollers

 Pollution in Kanpur

Kanpur: We can cover a distance of above two to three kilometres in the morning time. How is it possible in the early morning? This is as simple as two plus one turns three literally. 

Morning walkers even agree with this norm. The two walkers taking a morning walk from Jajmau Nai Chungi to JK Colony onwards in the Jajmau area were overheard saying so. 

As we know the comparatively atmospheric air in Jajmau remains a little bit fresh at that time so we do not feel enough trouble in completing that much distance easily.

If we have been asked to finish the same distance in the afternoon hours it will not be possible.

It was clear through another assertion of a scooty rider who happened to cover a quite long distance from Jajmau to the Green Park in Civil Lines area under the height of the scorching sun even in the afternoon hours today.

He felt no hesitation in telling that this excursion brought enough fatigue. While the morning walk was quite comfortable, as was indicated by the morning walker.

This is so because of the high level of air pollution present during the day.

The road remained crowded with vehicles which release smoke continuously and extreme rays of the hot sun fall vertically or horizontally and above all the high mix of fume in the hot air combine to affect daytime walk badly.

One can not possibly cover the length of distance with ease in the daytime that was covered during the early morning time. 

Even today's weather reports tell that the main pollutant level remains unhealthy while air quality levels trend at 175.

Pollutants Concentration in Kanpur is currently 20.3 times above the WHO annual air quality guideline value. Main pollutants push at the PM 2.5 with a 101.5 µg/m³ level.