Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announces 15-point Winter Action Plan to combat air pollution
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a 15-point Winter Action Plan and said that the plan will serve as a blueprint for the Delhi government to fight pollution this winter season.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a 15-point Winter Action Plan and said that the plan will serve as a blueprint for the Delhi government to fight pollution this winter season.
Kejriwal also appealed to the neighbouring states to direct industries to switch to PNG and provide 24x7 electricity in the National Capital Region.
"The Delhi government’s tireless efforts have started bearing fruit. PM10 levels in 2021-22 was down by 18.6% compared to 2017-18. We have reduced pollution by supplying electricity 24x7, shutting down thermal plants, inspecting construction sites regularly, getting industries to switch to PNG, increasing green cover, bringing a policy on electric vehicles, adding electric and CNG buses to our public transport fleet and developing smog towers. I am fully optimistic that we will win the fight against pollution with the cooperation of the people of Delhi," said Kejriwal.
Here are the 15 points listed under the Winter Action Plan that the Delhi government intends to follow this winter.
Kejriwal credited the Delhi government with tackling the issue of stubble burning. The PUSA institute has developed a bio-decomposer in liquid form, which the Delhi government is distributing to farmers for free. The farmers spray the bio-decomposer on the stem of the crop after obtaining the harvest and the stem decomposes, thereby cutting down the need for stubble burning.
"We have been using this method for the past two to three years and it has shown great results. We sprayed bio-decomposer over 4,000 acres of agricultural land in the previous year. This year, we will spray it over 5,000 acres of land," said the AAP supremo.
The Delhi government also plans to run an anti-dust pollution campaign from October 6 to curb dust pollution. Construction sites with an area greater than 500 sq metres have to mandatorily register with the Delhi government portal so that dust produced at a particular site can be controlled on a real-time basis.
