Pollution havoc

moradabad in Uttar Pradesh has all the features unique to all cities of the state -- unregulated traffic, dusty congested roads and fumes from generators seen every where. What makes the city stand out is the high level of pollution there.

Dwindling forests

delhi 's forests are shrinking at an alarming speed. The ridge is depleting at the rate of one per cent every year, reports Vatavaran , a Delhi-based non-governmental organisation. There has been no reforestation in encroached areas which have been cleared. Nearly 60 per cent of the encroached land has been cleared, according to Iqbal Malik, director of Vatavaran .