New Delhi (The Hawk): Due to the LG's unreasonable delay in approving the file, Environment Minister Gopal Rai announced on Thursday that the "Red Light On Gaadi Off" campaign, originally scheduled to begin in the national capital on Friday, will be postponed indefinitely.
"The main sources of pollution in Delhi are dust, biomass burning, and automobile emissions. In an effort to lessen the environmental impact of cars in Delhi, the "Red Light On, Gaadi Off" campaign was launched.
"The campaign was due to launch on Friday, but the LG is still on the fence about the Delhi government's clever idea. The relevant file was provided to him for review, but it has yet to be given the go light. As a result, LG's silence is raising further alarm among Delhi residents and activists "he revealed to the press in this establishment.
According to Rai, the Delhi government has developed a 15-point winter action plan to reduce pollution in the city during the winter months, and preparations for its implementation are proceeding at full speed.
Our government's "Red Light, Gadi Off" effort to reduce vehicle emissions was a huge success in 2020, and it was repeated the following year with the same positive results. This year's campaign was scheduled to begin on October 28 across all of Delhi, but we're sad to report that the Lt. Governor rejected the paperwork the Chief Minister sent to him on October 21 "His words.
He went on to say that they just don't get it because LG has time to write daily letters to the Chief Minister about everything else, but he can't find the time to accomplish this crucial task.
"Everyone knows that there are at least ten or twelve red lights a driver must wait at before leaving Delhi with his vehicle. The Indian Petroleum Consumer Association found that leaving one's car running at a red light causes the driver to waste roughly 25-30 minutes of fuel every week. To that end, if everyone stopped their cars at red lights, we could eliminate around 15 to 20 percent of traffic-related air pollution. About 2,500 civil defence volunteers were to be trained and deployed at 100 of Delhi's busiest junctions this year through the "Red Light, Gadi Off" campaign "as he put it.
The Lt. Governor's refusal to sign the file has forced them to delay the launch of the campaign, he said.
(Inputs from Agencies)