<p>Over 90 per cent Delhiites feel that climate change is having an impact in the capital, revealed a survey by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) on Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A total of 1,500 people have been interviewed in the Delhi-NCR.<br /><br />The survey covered eight cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Coimbatore, Guwahati, Indore, Jamshedpur, Kanpur and Pune. <br /><br />The focus of the survey was on the general environment, and in particular, water and waste related issues, said the study.<br /><br />In Delhi, 95 per cent people said that the temperature has been increasing in the city and 64 per cent responded that the rainfall is on the decline.<br /><br />Though environmentalists have mixed reaction on the ‘perception studies’. “To conduct a perception survey on the climate change is too far-fetched,” said Gopal Krishna, member Citizens Forum for Civil Liberties.<br /><br />In Delhi, a large percentage of respondents expressed their ignorance on the intensity and frequency of climate change in the city.<br /><br />Only 15 per cent citizens said that there was no conflict between the objectives of environmental protection and development. <br /><br />Over 50 per cent favoured prioritising environment over development. <br /><br />Air quality in Delhi, however, was said to have worsened by over 50 per cent of the respondents.<br /><br />R K Pachauri, Director General, TERI, said that the TERI has focused on cities which normally do not get the kind of attention they deserve.<br /><br /> “If we want to bring about improvement in environmental quality, then there should be awareness among the masses. I hope through this survey we are able to bring about the level of awareness that really lays the foundation for action in the right direction,” Pachauri said. <br /><br />“If we don’t, then we would all be taken over by urban blight.”<br /><br />Almost 95 per cent of the respondents felt that water was being wasted and only five per cent viewed otherwise. <br /><br />Among reasons for wastage, 70 per cent said that the pattern of usage by the citizens caused wastage as people use more than what was actually required.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Over 90 per cent Delhiites feel that climate change is having an impact in the capital, revealed a survey by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) on Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A total of 1,500 people have been interviewed in the Delhi-NCR.<br /><br />The survey covered eight cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Coimbatore, Guwahati, Indore, Jamshedpur, Kanpur and Pune. <br /><br />The focus of the survey was on the general environment, and in particular, water and waste related issues, said the study.<br /><br />In Delhi, 95 per cent people said that the temperature has been increasing in the city and 64 per cent responded that the rainfall is on the decline.<br /><br />Though environmentalists have mixed reaction on the ‘perception studies’. “To conduct a perception survey on the climate change is too far-fetched,” said Gopal Krishna, member Citizens Forum for Civil Liberties.<br /><br />In Delhi, a large percentage of respondents expressed their ignorance on the intensity and frequency of climate change in the city.<br /><br />Only 15 per cent citizens said that there was no conflict between the objectives of environmental protection and development. <br /><br />Over 50 per cent favoured prioritising environment over development. <br /><br />Air quality in Delhi, however, was said to have worsened by over 50 per cent of the respondents.<br /><br />R K Pachauri, Director General, TERI, said that the TERI has focused on cities which normally do not get the kind of attention they deserve.<br /><br /> “If we want to bring about improvement in environmental quality, then there should be awareness among the masses. I hope through this survey we are able to bring about the level of awareness that really lays the foundation for action in the right direction,” Pachauri said. <br /><br />“If we don’t, then we would all be taken over by urban blight.”<br /><br />Almost 95 per cent of the respondents felt that water was being wasted and only five per cent viewed otherwise. <br /><br />Among reasons for wastage, 70 per cent said that the pattern of usage by the citizens caused wastage as people use more than what was actually required.<br /><br /></p>