Govt. starts campaign to reduce air pollution
The Hindu
Govt. starts campaign
The Delhi government on Monday started the “Red Light On, Gaadi Off” campaign in the Capital. Environment Minister Gopal Rai appealed to the citizens to turn their cars off at red lights to help reduce air pollution.
“Research data show that vehicular pollution plays a very prominent role in polluting the air. The Delhi government is running a campaign against dust pollution and similarly, the ‘Red Light On, Gaadi Off’ campaign has been started to reduce vehicular pollution,” Mr. Rai said.
Under the campaign, volunteers at traffic signals are requesting people to switch off their vehicles when the signal is red.
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