Delhi: Kejriwal to launch awarness campaign against use of crackers to curb air pollution

India Today , Friday, September 30, 2016
Correspondent : Pankaj Jain
Delhi Government today decided to launch an awareness campaign to highlight the adverse impact of fire crackers on the air quality during the Diwali season, and will take action against the sale and use of Chinese crackers.

After World Health Organization rated Delhi as the second most polluted city, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal directed Environment Department and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to review the situation.

Consequently, a review meeting was chaired by Environment minister Imran Hussain along with the senior officers of Environment, Forest Department and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC).

CRACKER-LESS DIWALI

During the meeting, Imran Hussain directed the Environment Department to take all necessary measures for launching the campaign drive to emphasize on the need to control air and noise pollution during the Diwali season.

Hussain stated that Chinese crackers are a health and safety hazard and their use is also a major source of air and noise pollution.

"Chinese crackers are a health and safety hazard. The use of Chinese crackers increases manifold in the festive season and is a major source of air and noise pollution, causing respiratory problems particularly among the elderly and children," Hussain said.

The minister directed the department to hold regular meetings with land-owning agencies, including municipal bodies, for review of action taken against those indulged in burning of dry leaves, waste and plastic material in open.

He said the violators of dust control norms -- the owners, builders and vehicles -- should be effectively punished so that the air quality can be improved.

During the meeting it was also pointed out that as lower layers of atmosphere get cooler during the winters, one sees rise in air pollution in the city. The situation gets further aggravated on the eve of Diwali festival with the bursting of fire crackers.

 
SOURCE : http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/arvind-kejriwal-delhi-air-pollution-diwali-who/1/776719.html
 


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