The information about “most polluted” often appears, but many people think it is not their problem, that other people will take care of pollution. Vehicles still emit waste, people still litter, construction sites still emit dust, people still burn straw, garbage, and votive paper. The number of personal vehicles increases every day, vehicles increasingly congest the streets, but few people care about the atmosphere being overloaded with toxic substances.
From 2025 to 2030, Hanoi will pilot the establishment of a low-emission zone in an area in Hoan Kiem and Ba Dinh districts. The measures to be applied in the low-emission zone include allowing vehicles that do not emit exhaust fumes, environmentally friendly vehicles, and vehicles that use clean energy and green energy.
We must start working immediately and quickly. Every day the air environment improves, people's health will be less threatened.
However, the most important thing is to implement public transport projects to help people replace personal vehicles. Modern public transport systems not only change the face of urban traffic, but also contribute to reducing environmental pollution caused by personal vehicles.
"Hanoi is always dusty, the whole family goes out to see the green Hoan Kiem Lake", that is the lyrics in the song "Ngau hung pho" by musician Tran Tien, the music is romantic but also describes the polluted environment of Hanoi, of course no matter how rich the musician's imagination is, he could not have thought that one day Hanoi would be the most polluted in the world. To let the "song" be just a memory of a bygone era, we must take action from today.
Along with building a civilized public transport system, the government takes action by strictly handling violations of environmental protection regulations, especially non-compliant construction works and sites. Penalties must be imposed on anyone who litters or discharges waste into the environment.
People must participate in actions for a green Hanoi through their daily activities. That is, choosing public transport to travel in suitable conditions, not littering or burning trash indiscriminately, complying with regulations on using electric vehicles in areas where gasoline vehicles are prohibited...
Each person does a small job, but millions of people will do a big job.
