Delhi Government announce a 21-point Winter Action Plan aiming to shield citizens from the air pollution that chokes Delhi every winter. Government said that in the past many years, due to timely measures, the level of pollution has decrease by over 30%.
But this time, too, Government is fully prepare to tackle the winter pollution.
Delhi Government will work on following 21 points :
- Drone Monitoring of Hotspots
- Formation of a Special Task Force to Combat Pollution
- Control of Dust Pollution
- Harit Ratna Award
- Deployment of Mobile Anti-Smog Guns
- Public Participation Campaign
- Vehicle Pollution Control
- Prevention of pollution from stubble
- Green War Room & Green Delhi App
- Industrial Pollution Control
- Increasing Green Cover
- Real-Time Source Apportionment Study
- Development of E-Waste Eco Park
- Ban on Firecrackers
- Implementation of GRAP
- Prevention of open burning of waste
- Promoting working from home
- Voluntary vehicle restrictions
- Preparation of Odd-Even
- Artificial Rain
- Dialogue with the Government of India and NCR States
If we talk about this plan, for the first time, pollution in hot spots in Delhi will be monitor by drones.
A six-member special task force has been form to monitor and prevent pollution.
As an emergency measure, the focus will be on the odd-even scheme and artificial rain.
Also, strict implementation of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) will be enforce if pollution increases, and efforts will be coordinate with the central government and neighbouring states.
This Winter, free spraying of bio-decomposer will be conduct on over 5,000 acres of farmland in Delhi.
Strict monitoring will be carry out at construction sites, and measures will be taken to reduce vehicle pollution with a ban on open burning of waste.
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that after our government was form, many significant steps were taken in collaboration with the people, government departments, agencies, and the central government, which have led to a substantial reduction in pollution levels over the past few years.
Due to 10 historic efforts by the Delhi government, pollution levels have decrease by 34.6%.
In 2016, there were 243 days of pollution, while in 2023, this has reduce to 159 days.
Gopal Rai share that in 2013, Delhi’s green cover was 20%, which increase to 23.06% in 2021.
Now, Delhi has the largest green cover among major cities in the country, Gopal Rai said.
Gopal Rai said :
“Pollution hotspots are being specially monitored to take strict action against the sources of pollution,”.
During the 2020 elections, it was guaranteed that the AAP-rule government would plant 2 crore trees over 5 years to improve the city’s environment.
But, Delhi government achieve this target in its fourth year only, Gopal Rai highlight and reveal that a goal of planting 64 lakh trees has been set for 2024.
