Ucwaningo lwamuva olwenziwe yi-University of Chicago lwembule umthelela othusayo wokungcola komoya empilweni yamaNdiya. Izifundo zikhombisile ukuthi amaNdiya alahlekelwa isilinganiso seminyaka emi-5 yokuphila ngenxa yekhwalithi yomoya eyingozi. Okushaqisayo ukuthi isimo sasibi kakhulu eDelhi, lapho isikhathi sokuphila sehle khona ngeminyaka eyi-12 emangalisayo. Njengoba sicabanga ngalezi zibalo ezimbi, kufanelekile ukuxoxa ngesidingo esikhulu sokuthiizihlanzi zomoyaeNdiya.
I-India, eyaziwa ngefa layo elicebile lamasiko kanye nezindawo ezinhle, nayo ibhekene nenkinga enkulu yokungcoliswa komoya. Ukwanda kokukhula kwamadolobha, ukuthuthukiswa kwezimboni okungalawulwa, ukukhishwa kwegesi ezimotweni, kanye nokuphathwa kwemfucuza okungasebenzi kahle kube nomthelela ekuwohlokeni kwekhwalithi yomoya ezweni lonke. Ngenxa yalokho, impilo kanye nenhlalakahle yezigidi zamaNdiya kuthinteke kakhulu.
Ukubaluleka KweIzihlungi ze-HEPA: Izihlungi ze-HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) ziyingxenye ebalulekile yezihlanzi zomoya. Lezi zihlungi ziyakwazi ukubamba nokususa ukungcola komoya wangaphakathi njengezinto ezincane (PM2.5), impova, izibungu zothuli, amagciwane namagciwane. Njengoba sichitha isikhathi esiningi endlini, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni zasemadolobheni ezinezinga eliphezulu lokungcola komoya wangaphandle, ukutshala imali kusihlanzi somoya esinesihlungi se-HEPA sekubaluleke kakhulu.
Imiphumela emibi yezempilo yokuchayeka isikhathi eside emoyeni ongcolile miningi futhi imbi kakhulu. Izinhlayiya ezincane emoyeni ongcolile zingangena kalula ohlelweni lwethu lokuphefumula, okubangela i-bronchitis engapheli, i-asthma, ngisho nomdlavuza wamaphaphu nezinye izifo zokuphefumula. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukungcola komoya kungaholela ezinkingeni zenhliziyo, ukungezwani komzimba kanye nezinye izifo zokuphefumula. Ngokufakaizihlanzi zomoya ezinezihlungi ze-HEPAemakhaya, ezikoleni, emahhovisi nasezindaweni zomphakathi, singayinciphisa kakhulu ingozi yokuchayeka emoyeni ongcolile isikhathi eside.
Ukuqonda ubukhulu benkinga yokungcoliswa komoya, uHulumeni waseNdiya, ngokubambisana nababambiqhaza abahlukahlukene, uthatha izinyathelo zokubhekana nale nkinga. Esinye sezinyathelo ezinjalo ukwakhiwa kombhoshongo womoya eDelhi, okuhlose ukunciphisa amazinga okungcoliswa komoya. Uhlonyiswe ngobuchwepheshe obuthuthukisiwe bokuhlanza umoya, kulindeleke ukuthi umbhoshongo usebenze njengezihlangu, uhlunge ukungcola futhi uthuthukise ikhwalithi yomoya endaweni ezungezile. Nakuba lesi kuyisinyathelo esihle esiqonde ngqo, imizamo yabantu ngabanye ngokusebenzisa izihlanzi zomoya ezinezihlungi ze-HEPA ayinakunakwa.
Ekuphetheni, ukulwa kweNdiya nokungcoliswa komoya kudinga isinyathelo esiphuthumayo sokubambisana. Nakuba izinyathelo ezinkulu ezifana nemibhoshongo yasemoyeni zibalulekile, wonke umuntu angafaka isandla ekuphenduleni le nkinga.izihlanzi zomoya ezinezihlungi ze-HEPAemakhaya ethu nasezindaweni zokusebenza kungasinika umoya ohlanzekile nonempilo wangaphakathi, kuvikele inhlalakahle yethu futhi kunciphise imiphumela emibi yokungcola. Manje sekuyisikhathi sokuba sibheke phambili ukubaluleka komoya ohlanzekile ezimpilweni zethu futhi sisebenzisane ukuze sakhe ikusasa elinempilo nelizinzile kithi kanye nezizukulwane ezizayo.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Septhemba 14-2023
