ACADEMIA Letters Air & Water Pollution during Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in India Gaurang Rami So far crores of people are infected and lakhs of people have died due to spread of Coro- navirus (COVID-19) in India. India had witnessed a rapid spread of the infection due to Coronavirus, leading to the Government putting the whole country on 21 day nationwide lockdown. Government of India has taken several other steps and measures to reduce the spread of Coronavirus. Economic activities have adverse impact on ecology and environ- ment. During lockdown the government of India and various state governments have urged people to avoid unnecessary travelling and put restrictions on various economic activities, this has signifcantly reducing the trafc movement across the country and production of various good and services which resulted in substantial reduction in air and water pollution in India. Government of India can think appropriate strategies with wider use of technology and al- ternatives which will have less hazardous efects on ecology and environment. It is expected that this stage of clean air and water in India will turn in to for more systematic, focused and strategic policy interventions in days to come. Introduction: The frst three cases of Coronavirus pandemic in India were reported on 30 January 2020 in Kerala, all of whom were students who had returned from Wuhan, China. So far over crores of people have infected and around lakhs of people have died due to pandemic spread of Coronavirus in India. There are huge variations in Coronavirus infected persons across the various states and union territories in India. Experts suggest the number of infections Academia Letters, July 2021 Corresponding Author: Gaurang Rami, grami@redifmail.com Citation: Rami, G. (2021). Air & Water Pollution during Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in India. Academia Letters, Article 2241. https://doi.org/10.20935/AL2241. 1 ©2021 by the author — Open Access — Distributed under CC BY 4.0