Pollution and Overcrowding in India
Growing car ownership is severely straining India’s already congested urban infrastructure. If the Nano proves a big success, India’s road network seems unable to absorb millions of new cars. Burgeoning car ownership in India and China are straining the world’s already self-destructive carbon footprint. India suffers from severe pollution. Throughout southern Asia, a thick brown cloud of particulate continually blocks the sun, altering weather patterns and causing health problems. The cloud is by-product of emissions from coal-fired power plant, cars and truck, and wood-burning stoves. As India industrializes, the country’s water, air, and soil are under increasing environmental pressure. Most Indians make their living from farming, and pollution has reduced growth yields of rice, wheat, maize, and sorghum.