Significant dip in footfall at commercial tourist places in Delhi due to pollution Study
New Delhi Jan 29 PTI Footfall at popular shopping commercial and tourist places in Delhi dip by up to 33 per cent due to an increase in air pollution levels a new study has shownClimate-tech start-up Blue Sky Analytics and data analytics firm Near studied the impact of high pollution levels on footfalls in New Delhis popular shopping commercial and tourist hubs Karol Bagh Lodhi Gardens and Connaught Place over a period of six months from October 2019 to March 2020The period was further divided into weeks with Week 1 beginning October 1 2019The researchers compared footfall trends to rising pollution levels with air quality data provided by Blue Sky Analytics which uses machine learning and combines real time ground observations from more than 250 Central Pollution Control Board air quality sensors with near real time satellite data to provide a continuous spatio-temporal map for PM25 and PM10In Connaught Place one of the main commercial financial and business centres in New Delhi footfall dropped from around 17000 a day to 14000 a day between week 10 and week 14 when PM25 concentration rose to a high of 336 microgram per cubic metreIn the densely populated Karol Bagh a residential and commercial area and a popular weekend destination for locals and tourists alike consumer footfall dropped by a massive 33 per cent in response to pollution levels increasing by 25 percent in week five early NovemberThe PM levels rose to 443 microgram per cubic metre during week five and this could also have caused consumers to decide against travel the report readIt underlined that Karol received more footfall from the 45-plus age group hence a dip in footfall due to an increase in pollution levels was more noticeableIn Lodhi Gardens a city park that offers over 90 acres of green walking space for local residents footfall dipped from around 900 a day to around 700 a day from October end till mid-November the study showedChief Executive Officer Blue Sky Analytics Abhilasha Purwar said Through this report we hope to put a spotlight on the impact pollution has on consumer behaviour health and commercial activity We hope this study encourages both public and private governing bodies to strongly advocate the need for cleaner air and promote work on solutions to this crisis Purwar addedShobhit Shukla co-founder and president of Near said With these insights we hope to enable decision makers to take the right steps to better tackle the problem of air pollution while taking into consideration both social good as well as economic growth PTI GVS RHL
New Delhi Jan 29 PTI Footfall at popular shopping commercial and tourist places in Delhi dip by up to 33 per cent due to an increase in air pollution levels a new study has shownClimate-tech start-up Blue Sky Analytics and data analytics firm Near studied the impact of high pollution levels on footfalls in New Delhis popular shopping commercial and tourist hubs Karol Bagh Lodhi Gardens and Connaught Place over a period of six months from October 2019 to March 2020The period was further divided into weeks with Week 1 beginning October 1 2019The researchers compared footfall trends to rising pollution levels with air quality data provided by Blue Sky Analytics which uses machine learning and combines real time ground observations from more than 250 Central Pollution Control Board air quality sensors with near real time satellite data to provide a continuous spatio-temporal map for PM25 and PM10In Connaught Place one of the main commercial financial and business centres in New Delhi footfall dropped from around 17000 a day to 14000 a day between week 10 and week 14 when PM25 concentration rose to a high of 336 microgram per cubic metreIn the densely populated Karol Bagh a residential and commercial area and a popular weekend destination for locals and tourists alike consumer footfall dropped by a massive 33 per cent in response to pollution levels increasing by 25 percent in week five early NovemberThe PM levels rose to 443 microgram per cubic metre during week five and this could also have caused consumers to decide against travel the report readIt underlined that Karol received more footfall from the 45-plus age group hence a dip in footfall due to an increase in pollution levels was more noticeableIn Lodhi Gardens a city park that offers over 90 acres of green walking space for local residents footfall dipped from around 900 a day to around 700 a day from October end till mid-November the study showedChief Executive Officer Blue Sky Analytics Abhilasha Purwar said Through this report we hope to put a spotlight on the impact pollution has on consumer behaviour health and commercial activity We hope this study encourages both public and private governing bodies to strongly advocate the need for cleaner air and promote work on solutions to this crisis Purwar addedShobhit Shukla co-founder and president of Near said With these insights we hope to enable decision makers to take the right steps to better tackle the problem of air pollution while taking into consideration both social good as well as economic growth PTI GVS RHL
