Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal has called upon the peope of the state to participate in the ‘World Car Free Day’ on September 22 in a big way and help in combating the problem of traffic jams and pollution.
The Chief Minister has urged the people to avoid use of car on September 22 to reduce pollution and save petrol and diesel.
He also exhorted them to participate whole heartedly in the car free campaign and said that people should use environment friendly means of transport like bicycle, car pooling and public transport.
Notably, many cities in the state have high concentration of PM 10- (particulate matters with diameter of 10 microns or less) and PM2.5 (particulate matters less than 2.5 microns)-form of air pollution, which can cause severe health problems, as per the Haryana State Pollution Control Boards
Despite implementation of stringent laws aimed at improving air quality and State climate change action plan which focuses to combat pollution already put in place, Haryana’s Faridabad and Gurugram districts in the national capital region continue to suffer due to air pollutants in ‘severe’ range.