Enlisting traffic, industries, waste, dust, stubble among a few others as major factors behind air pollution, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said the pollution problem cannot be resolved in a day and continuous efforts are needed to tackle each of the contributing factors.
Unlike in the past, this time he avoided blaming the Kejriwal Government in Delhi on the State Government and said that tackling pollution in Delhi is not just the responsibility of municipal corporations and the city government, “but the air shed is large and includes parts of Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh.”
He was interacting with people during a Facebook Live event on Sunday. He said dust is the major factor behind air pollution in north India. “The soil type in north India is alluvial. Therefore, there’s a lot of dust, which is the major reason behind air pollution in the region.
Dust suppressant and water sprinklers are used to tackle it... We have also been asking all agencies, (state) governments and corporations, to close unpaved roads,” said Javadekar who also launched the SAMEER App, developed by the Central Pollution Control Bureau (CPCB).
The app provides information air quality for more than 100 cities across India. Available on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store for both Android and iOS users, the Sameer India’s AQI application can be conveniently downloaded across personal mobile phones.