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City Development Plan for Allahabad Final Report
13.0 Environmental Aspects
13.1
Environmental
Quality
Rapid population growth coupled with poor infrastructure facilities has led to
poor environmental quality in the city. The roads/ streets are dirty, littered with
used plastic bags, wrappers and other kinds of municipal solid wastes. Local
inhabitants are in general, observed to be having the habit of throwing wastes
on streets which leads to an ugly and unhygienic environment in the city.
During heavy rainfall, these wastes flow into the drains and sewers thereby
aggravating the problem of sewer blocking. The poor infrastructure system in
the city viz., narrow roads, insufficient parking spaces, erection of electric pole
and electric transformers on ROW/ intersections, encroachment on roads etc
results in traffic jams and poor environmental situation in the city. Location of
bus stands in the old city area and passage of highways give rise several
bottlenecks in the city area. The heavy traffic causes rise in temperatures and is
responsible for air and noise pollutions.
The overall environment of Allahabad city is not good and needs be improved
by providing proper infrastructure facilities like separate sewerage and storm
water drainage systems, roads and parking places, green parks, tree plantation,
efficient solid waste management system, rehabilitation of slum people and an
efficient potable water supply system. Major population of the city lives in
slum areas where infrastructure facilities are very poor even absent in some
areas. Due to shortage of individual and community toilets, people practice
open defecation. This adds to poor and unhealthy environment.
Sewerage system of the city is very poor. Large untreated sewage is disposed
of in the rivers Ganga and Yamuna through kutcha nallas, which pollutes the
river water. In the areas where sewerage system is absent, the households have
connected their wastewater directly in to the open drains which is causing an
ugly and unhygienic condition in the city.
As the Allahabad city is situated on the banks of perennial rivers Ganga and
Yamuna, which are originated, from the glaciers Gangotri and Yamunotri. The
water at the origin is crystal clear with a very high purity. But these rivers are
polluted by the industrial and municipal wastewater from different cities and
the water quality of the river at Allahabad becomes poor.
As such there are no polluting industries to pollute the environment of the city.
Polluting industries have been located in separate zone (Naini area). Only
small-scale industries have been allowed and located in the city area. This
keeps the city environment safe from industrial pollution.
Market areas in the city are congested and shopkeepers have encroached roads.
Movement of vehicles, and pedestrians becomes difficult during peak hours.
The roads are littered with solid waste generated at market level. The
environment in the market areas is not healthy. Commercial areas are also not
well maintained. Cleanliness is poor.
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