Teams to check dust pollution, garbage burning
While the winter action plan 2021 has been ready, the Delhi Government will start its campaign based on ten points to control air pollution. On Monday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal officially announced that to combat winter air pollution, his Government will focus on all factors — from vehicular pollution to dust and stubble burning. For this, the AAP Government has constituted 75 teams to check dust pollution and 250 teams to monitor garbage burning in Delhi.
Kejriwal appealed neighbouring States to come forward and support the campaign with the adoption of Pusa-based microbial solution. “Our action plan is ready. It is based on ten points. There is a green war room and it will be further strengthened by a programme management unit of experts from University of Chicago and 50 environmental engineers,” Kejriwal said.
“Other State Governments should also spray bio-decomposer for free on fields, and vehicles coming from NCR to Delhi should also be converted to CNG to curb pollution,” he added further.
The AAP chief mentioned Air Quality Index (AQI) and said, “I have been tweeting the Delhi’s AQI from September. Air quality is in moderate, satisfactory and good category but I urge all States to support Delhi Government in fight against pollution and forget political differences.”
Illustrating ten points strategy on pollution fight, he said, “Delhi Government is supplying 24/7 electricity so that pollution/smoke from generators is mitigated.”
Mentioning the construction of the peripheral expressways around Delhi, he said, “Trucks now bypass Delhi using the expressways, which prevent them from polluting the city. There used to be two thermal power plants in Delhi which ran on coal. These thermal power plants would release carbon microparticles in the air which would heavily pollute the city. We stopped running the thermal power plants altogether to stop this. Delhi is the only State in the entire country where there are no thermal power plants now. Factories and industrial units in Delhi ran on polluting fuels, we replaced the entire system with piped natural gas that stopped industrial pollution quite actively.”
Kejriwal also said that AAP’s tree transplantation policy also worked helping in maintaining robust eco-system.
Invoking masses for their equal participation, Kejriwal said that his Government will ensure maximum public participation to control pollution by launching campaigns. “First, we must stop the burning of stubble. If Delhi can help by providing free decomposers and eliminate the need to burn the stubble, then other States can come forward as well in application of the same technique. Second, vehicles coming from NCR to Delhi should be converted into CNG, too. Third, all industries operating in NCR, using pollution causing fuel must shift to PNG. Fourth, neighboring States having thermal plants emitting hazardous pollutants should be closed or revamped with environment friendly techniques. Fifth, brick kilns in neighboring States should change their techniques to reduce air pollution. Sixth, to eliminate pollution caused by DG sets, areas of NCR should ensure 24/7 electricity. Seventh, areas of NCR should also be marked with hotspots to identify and control pollution altogether. These are our appeals with the motive of coming together and joining hands to make our air purer and cleaner and our health, healthier,” he added.
