New Delhi: The Delhi Government has begun making plans to protect Delhi’s residents from rising pollution brought on by a variety of factors this winter. In line with the vision of CM Arvind Kejriwal, an outline of the winter action plan will be drafted under the leadership of Environment Minister Gopal Rai, with the help of officials from the DPCC, environment, forest and development departments on August 25 at the Delhi Secretariat. The plan will address the issue of pollution in the national capital in winters.

Environment Minister Gopal Rai said, “The Delhi Government has started preparing a winter action plan in order to fight against the problem of winter pollution. Within Delhi, numerous organisations with various functions work to eliminate pollution. In this context, a high-level meeting will be convened with officials from the Environment Department, DPCC, Development Department and Forest Department tomorrow,on August 25. The upcoming winter’s action plan will be drafted in light of the pollution cycle. We will analyse the same and the Winter Action Plan’s focal points will be the main topic of discussion at this meeting. The government will work actively on it in the coming days. The Delhi Government will launch many campaigns to reduce pollution on the basis of this.”

Rai further said, “In tomorrow’s meeting we will review what the agencies have done over the previous year to reduce pollution, the amount of Green App complaints received, and which departments responded quickly to those complaints. At this meeting, we’ll also review everything that happened during and after the previous winter season. Based on this, the Winter Action Plan will be finalised.”

Environment Minister Gopal Rai concluded, “With several factors including dust, vehicle pollution, and stubble burning contributing to it, Delhi-NCR may experience a considerable increase in air pollution throughout the winter. We will launch a number of campaigns through the Winter Action Plan to help Delhi residents get rid of pollution. By launching the campaign, we will simultaneously guarantee the maximum amount of public participation in pollution prevention. In addition to this, I appeal to the governments of the neighbouring states to work with us and implement anti-pollution measures so that not only Delhi, but the entire NCR can be free of pollution.”