People need to be alert to curb air pollution, says Gopal Rai

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Tuesday that he expects an improvement in air quality in the upcoming days in the national capital and said that people need to be alert to curb air pollution.

“An improvement can be seen in the pollution level in Delhi, which was in the ‘Severe’ category before. Further improvement will be seen in it in the coming days. As per the predictions of the weather department, there is no possibility of going into the ‘Severe’ category. But people need to be alert to curb air pollution. The government is keeping watch over everything,” Gopal Rai said.

“The Punjab government has controlled stubble burning by more than 50 per cent as compared to last year,” the minister added.

Earlier, Rai said that a 6-member special task force has been formed under the leadership of the Environment Special Secretary for proper implementation and monitoring of GRAP rules.

“The task force includes the Special Commissioner of Transport, DCP (HQ) Traffic Police, Deputy Commissioner, Revenue (HQ), Chief Engineers of MCD and PWD. The main work of this task force will be to coordinate daily with the concerned departments, remove the problems faced by them and give the implementation report to the government,” he said after a review meeting at the Delhi Secretariat with the concerned officers to ensure strict compliance with GRAP-IV rules in the city.