Corona virus originated in the capital of Hubei province in China named Wuhan At the end of December 2019, China reported cases of an unknown disease with pneumonia like symptoms By January 2020, corona virus transmitted to other countries as well and the disease caused by it was named as COVID-19 by the World Health Organization on 11th February 2020 After this, COVID-19 did not take more than a month's time to attain the status of global pandemic Haunted by the alarming intensity of the transmission of this disease, most of the countries implemented either a complete or partial lockdown The lockdown which has been proposed as the most effective strategy to curb transmission so far surprisingly did wonders for the nature There have been reports from NASA and other research institutions regarding considerable drop in emissions of particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen, sulphur and carbon in the atmosphere The local, state and national authorities of several countries have reported enhanced water quality of various water bodies The researchers are also working on various aspects to check the quality parameters of air and water Lastly, the lockdown has provided an opportunity to wildlife for reclaiming their areas However, in order to convert these short- term effects to a lasting impact, we need to plan for sustainable development with the same urgency that has been employed to deal with the pandemic In current study we have studied environmental aspects which are having positive impact due to lockdown and also the strategies to maintain green and clean environment for long lasting © 2020 World Research Association All rights reserved
Impact of covid 19 lockdown: A move towards sustainable environment