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Work from home: On Wednesday, Environment Minister Gopal Rai announced a 21-point winter action plan against air pollution in the capital Delhi. He said that the Delhi government will strictly implement it. Under this, there is a plan of odd-even and work from home. These measures will be implemented when pollution increases in winter.
Gopal Rai said that due to the ten historic efforts of the residents of the capital and the Delhi government in the past years, the level of pollution has decreased by 34.6 percent. While there were 243 days of pollution in the year 2016, it has come down to 159 days in 2023. He said that under the Winter Action Plan, this time for the first time pollution hot spots in Delhi will be monitored by drones.
A six-member special task force has been formed to monitor and prevent pollution. He said that as an emergency measure, attention will be paid to odd-even and artificial rain. Working from home will be encouraged. Grap (Graded Response Action Plan) will be strictly implemented when pollution increases and work will be done in collaboration with the central government and neighboring states.
Strict monitoring at construction sites Gopal Rai said that this time bio-decomposer will be sprayed free of cost in more than 5,000 acres of fields. Strict monitoring will be done at construction sites and along with reducing vehicular pollution, burning of garbage in the open will be banned.
Gopal Rai said that the thermal power plants located in Delhi have been closed. Today Delhi is the only city in the country where there is no coal based thermal power plant. Fines are being imposed on those spreading dust pollution and their real time monitoring is being done through a web portal. 1959 industrial units registered in Delhi have been shifted from polluting fuel to piped natural gas. Special monitoring of hotspots is being done so that strict action can be taken against those spreading pollution.
He said that special monitoring is being done to reduce pollution in hotspot areas. Due to the Peripheral Expressway, the number of non-essential vehicles entering Delhi has reduced drastically.
Appeal for cooperation from NCR states
● All public vehicles coming to Delhi from NCR should be CNG or electric
● Convert Industrial Units to PNG
● Brick kilns should be converted to zig-zag technology
● All societies should be provided with 24 hour electricity to reduce dependence on diesel generators
● Firecrackers should be banned. Pollution caused by stubble smoke should be stopped
'We need to work together to prevent this'
Gopal Rai said, more than two-thirds of Delhi's pollution comes from sources outside Delhi. According to the CSE report, 69 percent of Delhi's pollution is due to external sources. To control pollution, the Delhi Government, Government of India, CAQM and NCR states will have to work together.