LA AUTO SHOW 2015

Chennai From 10,000 Ft Above Sea Level

Photographer Robert D Stephens has captured some breathtaking aerial images of Chennai from 10,000 ft above sea level. He has exhibited these stunning images through Madras Transit, which is a collection of 25 such astounding images with records of air pollution level that have been measured by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.

(Guide to read the pollution levels: O2 stands for Sulphur Dioxide, NO2 stands for Nitrogen Dioxide and RSPM is Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter, ug/m3 represents mass chemical/total volume)

1. Georgetown Grid

SO2-14 ug/m3

NO2-18 ug/m3

RSPM-85 ug/m3

2. MRC Nagar

SO2-14 ug/m3

NO2-18 ug/m3

RSPM-35 ug/m3

3. Madras Club

SO2-13 ug/m3

NO2-19 ug/m3

RSPM-31 ug/m3

4. Mount Road

SO2 - 16 ug / m3

NO2 - 21 ug / m3

RSPM - 89 ug / m3

5. Kapaleeshwarar Temple

SO2-15 ug/m3

NO2-20 ug/m3

RSPM-65 ug/m3

6. The roads as on April 2015

SO2-015 ug/m3

NO2-18 ug/m3

RSPM-86 ug/m3

7. Triplicane Assemblies

SO2 - 16 ug / m3

NO2 - 23 ug / m3

RSPM - 150 ug / m3

8. Venetian Vadapalani 

SO2-21 ug/m3

NO2-28 ug/m3

RSPM - 68 ug/m3

9. Kathipara Junction

SO2-16 ug/m3

NO2-20 ug/m3

RSPM-60 ug/m3

10. Race Course

SO2-15 ug/m3

NO2-17 ug/m3

RSPM-49 ug/m3

11. Adambakkam Lake

SO2 - 21 ug / m3

NO2 - 25 ug / m3

RSPM - 70 ug / m3

12. Marmelong Bridge

SO2 - 20 ug / m3

NO2 - 23 ug / m3

RSPM - 121 ug / m3

13. King Institute

SO2 - 13 ug / m3

NO2 - 19 ug / m3

RSPM - 31 ug / m3

14. Madras Port

SO2 - 13 ug / m3

NO2 - 17 ug / m3

RSPM - 65 ug / m3

15. The Island

SO2 - 14 ug / m3

NO2 - 18 ug / m3

RSPM - 85 ug / m3

All images credit: Robert D. Stephens

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