Red Light On-Gaadi Off Campaign In Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) federal government in Delhi is taking actions to deal with the intensifying contamination dilemma and in this initiative, Delhi’s Environment Minister Gopal Rai released the “Red Light On-Gaadi Off” project onMonday Kicking off the project at the ITO junction, the Delhi Environment Minister interested chauffeurs to help in reducing contamination by switching off their automobile engines at traffic signal.
According to a news release from the Office of the Environment Minister of Government of NCT of Delhi, Gopal Rai mentioned that the major root causes of Delhi’s increasing contamination are biomass burning, dirt, and automobile discharges. To address this, the “Red Light On – Gaadi Off” project has actually been released.
He included that while Punjab has actually lowered stubble burning, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have actually not taken sufficient activity, and events proceed there, requiring Delhiites to experience.
The Environment Minister stated, “In the last few years, due to the hard work of Delhiites and the concerned departments, pollution levels have decreased by about 34.6 percent. Delhi is once again ready in this fight against pollution.”
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Minister Gopal Rai mentioned that the Delhi federal government has actually established an eco-friendly battle area to battle contamination, released an anti-dust project to manage dirt contamination, and is splashing bio-decomposer over 5,000 acres to decay bristle. As component of these initiatives, the ‘Red Light On – Gaadi Off’ project is currently being presented.
The Delhi Minister mentioned that individuals of Delhi need to withstand not just the contamination within the city yet likewise contamination originating from outdoors, properly increasing the city’s contamination degrees. He stated, “In Delhi, we are running CNG and electric buses to reduce vehicular pollution, while on the other hand, thousands of diesel buses coming from Uttar Pradesh are spreading pollution in Anand Vihar.”
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even more stated, “The Uttar Pradesh government is urged to take steps to control pollution. Due to the efforts of the Punjab government, incidents of stubble burning have decreased, while the governments of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh are not making the necessary efforts in this regard, and stubble burning continues to occur there.”
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Minister Gopal Rai stated,”It has been observed that when someone drives in Delhi, they stop at around 8 to 10 red lights before reaching their destination. If they wait at an intersection for 2 minutes without switching off their vehicle, they waste 25 to 30 minutes’ worth of fuel unnecessarily. This mindset needs to change. Our entire campaign aims to encourage people to make switching off their vehicles at red lights a habit.”
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The Environment Minister ended by mentioning that “Environment volunteers, RWAs, and individuals concerned with the environment have also been involved in this campaign. This is a campaign for the citizens of Delhi. While the government is making efforts to reduce pollution, public participation is equally crucial.” . .
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has actually bought the application of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP-II) in Delhi- NCR on Monday after the general Air Quality Index went down to ‘Very Poor’ group in the area.
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.(* )II of GRAP entering pressure, an 11-point activity strategy applies with instant impact in the whole NCR, along with all
With Stage- I activities of GRAP currently effective.Stage
