Black smoke from vehicles polluting environment, causing diseases
Wednesday, 1 August 2007
Our Correspondent
BRAHMANBARIA, July 31: Emission of thick black smoke by different types of motor vehicles has long been polluting environment and threatening public health in the district.
The black smoke from vehicles like bus, truck, tempo, microbus, tractor, power-tiller etc are polluting the environment, and causing various diseases.
A number of people including children and garage workers have been suffering from respiratory tract infection and other similar diseases, caused by smoke pollution.
As a result, the number of patients, suffering from cough, asthma, bronchitis, lung and heart diseases, has also increased recently due to regular inhaling of the poisonous smoke.
Sources said, a section of dishonest traders are selling mixed and counterfeit fuel in a bid to make more profit, which in turn is creating black smoke emission from the vehicles containing led and sulphur.
Earlier, there were only two fuel stations in the district, and now the number has risen to twelve. The owners of some filling stations are doing brisk business and deceiving people by fuel measure manipulation.
The concerned officials of BSTI are yet to come to the district to check the measuring instruments of the stations.
Besides, the fuel business has spread from towns to villages. Illegal fuel shops have been set up in almost all the villages of the district. These retail fuel-sellers are allegedly habituated to adulterating petrol and octane by mixing kerosene.
Many drivers and vehicle owners, using adulterated petrol knowingly or unknowingly, alleged that their vehicles are becoming inoperative day by day due to use of mixed fuel.
BRAHMANBARIA, July 31: Emission of thick black smoke by different types of motor vehicles has long been polluting environment and threatening public health in the district.
The black smoke from vehicles like bus, truck, tempo, microbus, tractor, power-tiller etc are polluting the environment, and causing various diseases.
A number of people including children and garage workers have been suffering from respiratory tract infection and other similar diseases, caused by smoke pollution.
As a result, the number of patients, suffering from cough, asthma, bronchitis, lung and heart diseases, has also increased recently due to regular inhaling of the poisonous smoke.
Sources said, a section of dishonest traders are selling mixed and counterfeit fuel in a bid to make more profit, which in turn is creating black smoke emission from the vehicles containing led and sulphur.
Earlier, there were only two fuel stations in the district, and now the number has risen to twelve. The owners of some filling stations are doing brisk business and deceiving people by fuel measure manipulation.
The concerned officials of BSTI are yet to come to the district to check the measuring instruments of the stations.
Besides, the fuel business has spread from towns to villages. Illegal fuel shops have been set up in almost all the villages of the district. These retail fuel-sellers are allegedly habituated to adulterating petrol and octane by mixing kerosene.
Many drivers and vehicle owners, using adulterated petrol knowingly or unknowingly, alleged that their vehicles are becoming inoperative day by day due to use of mixed fuel.