GROUP - 05

Member ID Number
B.H. Bappy 621
Md. Foysal Manwar 624
Tawhidul Islam 622
A.S.M. Sayem 620
Zinia Afrin 1904
A Presentation on

Air Pollution in
Dhaka City
Air Pollution
 More than 37,000 Bangladeshis die annually from
diseases related to this pollution, according to the
World Health Organization.
CAUSES OF AIR POLLUTION
Burning of
Fossil
Fuels

Agricultural
Deforestation
activities

CAUSE
S
Exhaust from
Indoor air
factories and
pollution
industries

Mining
operations
CAUSES OF AIR POLLUTION (Cont…..)
Dhaka's air reaches hazardous level
 Dust in Dhaka city contained 200 times higher than generally acceptable level
of cadmium. (January 2019)
Dhaka air ranked world’s 3rd most polluted: WHO
3rd most polluted air in Dhaka

 Dhaka’s air ranked as third most polluted -(WHO) .

 7 million deaths in 2016 for bad air- (WHO)

 Surrounding air pollution caused 4.2 million and indoor pollution caused
3.8 million deaths in 2016.
People cover their noses as dust shrouds a destroyed part of Rampura-
Banasree Road. Residents have been subjected to the heavily polluted air for
nearly two years. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Rashed Shumon
Air Pollution in Dhaka: Steep rise continues

 InApril 2017, environmental pollutants

cost an estimated 1.7 million –(WHO)

 Kills over 1.2 lakh yearly in Bangladesh.

Lead (Pb)

Ambient Lead concentration in

Dhaka
Particulate Matters
SO 2
 Policy Alternatives

technology and
fuel) based
license fee

Road Encourage
Reconstruction Diesel to CNG
Environmental
Friendly
Transportation
system

vehicle Ban vehicles

inspection and older than 20
maintenance years
 Policy Alternatives

Taxes on
Garbage
Dumping

Taxes on
Taxes on Impose
Vehi
Industry Taxation cles

Public
Smokers
 Policy Alternatives

Huge tree
plantation
in industrial
areas

Comprehensiv
e Land use
plan for
industrial
location
Shifting
Industries
Shifting to
to less
rural area
populated
area
 Policy Alternatives

Recycle of
wastage

Proper
Make proper
Cluster waste use of
management
manageme municipalities
waste bin
nt

Alternate
construction
material
 Outcome Analysis
Policy Scenario Criteria Viability
Environmental Friendly • Political Legality Operational: Medium
• Efficiency Economic: High
Transportation system Political: High

Impose Taxation • Equity O: Medium

• Fairness E: High
P: Medium

Comprehensive Land use • Safety O: High

• Efficiency E: Medium
plan for industrial location P: Low

Proper waste management • Safety O: High

E: Medium
P: Medium