The Delhi Government launched a ‘Green War Room’ for 24x7 monitoring and implementation of the Winter Action Plan with a larger team of analysts and experts from Tuesday. Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that a 17-member team consisting of scientists and engineers will look after the Green War Room and environmental scientist Nandita Moitra will lead the team.
Talking to reporters, Rai said people can report air pollution-related complaints to the Green War Room through the Green Delhi mobile application.
The war room team then forwards these complaints to the relevant department for resolution, he said.
Launched in 2020, the Green War Room has state-of-the-art air quality monitoring equipment and a team of experts, including scientists and data analysts, which keeps an eye on all sources contributing to Delhi’s air pollution and helps the city administration implement its action plan.
“The massive success of the Delhi Government’s efforts to curb pollution; in the last 8 years, PM10 levels and PM2.5 fell by 30% despite increasing population. Around 70,684 complaints received on the Green Delhi App; 90% of complaints have been resolved to date.
The Delhi Government will launch an anti-dust campaign in Delhi from 5th October. Most complaints are received against the working of the MCD. 45,208 complaints have been filed on the app against the MCD. Then some 10,928 complaints have been received against the PWD. 4,289 complaints have been received against the DDA,” Rai added.
The Delhi government on Friday launched a 15-point action plan to mitigate air pollution in the capital during the winter season, with a strong emphasis on addressing dust pollution, vehicular emissions and the open burning of garbage.