NEW DELHI: The 'Train for Clean Air: Clean Air for Kids' project came to an end on Thursday with three schools presenting their work on air pollution to the US embassy, Delhi government and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
The schools had been working on the three-month programmeorganised by international NGO Clean Air Asia since November 2016, gathering data from the capital on air pollution — through surveys, live readings and presentations on workings of monitoring stations.
The three schools which took part in the project included BharatiyaVidyaBhavan(KG Marg), SarvodayaVidyalaya (Mansarovar Garden) and SarvodayaVidyalaya (Vasant Vihar).
The 'most enterprising activity' award went to SV (Vasant Vihar) students for their presentation, street play and work on monitoring air quality near their school.
"We are now trying to inform as many people as possible, including our parents, about the impact of air pollution and just how bad the situation is," said 14-year-old Virender Pal from SV (Vasant Vihar). He further said that the students from his school have pledged not to burn crackers this year. "You don't notice how bad the air is, until you see it for yourself," he added.
According to Clean Air Asia, the programme will be extended to more schools this year and will also focus on finding solutions. "This time, the aim was to raise awareness among schoolchildren, especially from government schools and provide them with practical knowledge," said Prarthana Borah, India director of Clean Air Asia.
