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Cycle for environment

Cycling to work could reduce the spread of non-communicable diseases

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Sunita Narain makes a strong case for implementing tough measures to curb air pollution in her piece, “Air pollution solutions” (November 6). She rightly notes that a cap has to be put on the unrestricted import of fossil fuels and ever expanding vehicular traffic.

Policy planners should push for greater acceptability of public transport, clamp down on vehicle sales and work towards changing the mindset of people so that they take up cycling. Apart from keeping people fit, cycling does not cause pollution. Cycling to work could reduce the spread of non-communicable diseases.

These are long-term objectives that need to be considered.

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