New Delhi:
In order to curb vehicular pollution, Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government is in the process of hiring 1000 private buses for a period of one month, Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said on Tuesday.
“In order to curb vehicular pollution, Delhiites are requested to shift from personal vehicles to public transport. With a view to augment public transport Delhi govt is in the process of hiring around 1000 private buses for a period of 1 month,” Gahlot tweeted.
Moreover, Gahlot informed that the Delhi government has given a proposal to DDMA to allow standing passengers in buses and Delhi Metro.
“Owing to improved COVID-19 situation and to control pollution from private vehicles, we have moved a proposal with DDMA to allow standing passengers in buses and Delhi Metro, to modify current order prihibiting the same. I request all Delhiites to cooperate and shift to public transport,” Gahlot wrote in another tweet.
Meanwhile, the Delhi government today gave three proposals to the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) for battling air pollution in the city, ANI reported.
On the orders of the Supreme Court, the Commission held a meeting with officials of states including Delhi on this issue today.
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that in this meeting, Delhi gave three proposals.
Rai said, “We have proposed that firstly, work from home should be implemented everywhere in NCR including Delhi. Secondly, construction activities should also be stopped in the entire NCR and lastly, industries should be closed, so that pollution level is controlled in the entire NCR including Delhi. All other states have also put their points before the commission. We are waiting for the minutes of the meeting.”
Gopal Rai also questioned the data presented by the Central government in the Supreme Court regarding the share of stubble in pollution. He said, “Yesterday there was a debate throughout the day over the contribution of stubble burning in air pollution. There are two facts in the affidavit filed by the Centre in the Supreme Court. One states that the share of stubble in pollution is 4-10 per cent and the other says that it is 35-40 per cent.”
The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital was recorded at 396 on Tuesday as it continued to remain in the ‘Very Poor’ category for the third consecutive day.
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