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Compare and contrast pollution in a city

Short answer

In a Nepali city like Kathmandu, transportation and industry cause both air and noise pollution. Air pollution is visible smoke and haze causing respiratory illness, while noise pollution is invisible but leads to hearing loss. Both share similar causes and require strict vehicle and industry controls.

After reading the following paragraph, compare and contrast the pollution of a city in Nepal. The means of transportation also added greatly to air and noise pollution. Steam engines, buses and other vehicles exhaust so much smoke that life in the industrial city and town has become a victim of incurable diseases. Pure air has become a thing of past. The noise of machinery along with that of the motors, scooters and buses etc. have brought deafness to millions of people. Their normal hearing scale has suffered badly.

The paragraph names two forms of pollution, air pollution and noise pollution, and says that transport adds greatly to both. Taking Kathmandu as the example, their similarities and differences are as follows.

Similarities

  • Both come mainly from vehicles, machinery, factories and construction, which increase with urban growth.
  • Both harm health: smoke causes lung and heart diseases, and noise causes deafness and stress.
  • Both are worst in crowded, industrial areas, such as Kathmandu Valley's busy roads and brick kilns.
  • Both can be reduced by laws, better planning and public awareness.

Differences

PointAir pollutionNoise pollution
Source in KathmanduVehicle smoke, dust, brick kilns, burning wasteHorns, engines, machines, loudspeakers
VisibilityVisible as smoke and hazeInvisible, only heard
Health effectRespiratory disease, eye irritation, "incurable diseases"Deafness, loss of normal hearing, irritability
SpreadTravels far with wind and stays in the valleyLocal and falls quickly with distance
ControlEmission tests, clean fuels, electric vehicles, green coverHorn bans, silent zones, sound barriers

Contrast with the past or with villages

In the past, and in villages, the air was pure and sounds were natural. Today, as the paragraph says, "pure air has become a thing of the past" in towns, and people's normal hearing has suffered.

Conclusion: Air and noise pollution share causes and both harm people's health, but air pollution is visible and widespread, while noise is local and damages hearing directly. Both require strict control of vehicles and industries.

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