The campaign was first launched on October 16, 2020, with the aim of reducing vehicle pollution in the city.
The Delhi government’s month-long campaign – ‘Red Lights, Gaadi Off’ – was scheduled to be launched in the national capital on Friday, which has now been postponed as it has yet to receive approval. approval from LG, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai told PTI. The application was sent to LG on October 21. The campaign has been quite successful in previous years in curbing pollution.
The campaign was first launched on October 16, 2020, with the aim of reducing vehicle pollution in the city. In this campaign, volunteers encourage motorists to turn off their engines when waiting for a green light. Rai announced earlier that 2,500 civil defense volunteers will be deployed this year to oversee the implementation of the campaign at 100 key intersections. Another 10 volunteers will be deployed at each traffic signal in two shifts.
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He also announced that the focus will be on 10 major intersections in the city, where 20 volunteers will each be stationed.
The campaign is supposed to be launched on October 28 as experts predict that pollution levels in the city could rise after Diwali if the wind direction changes. The Environment Minister shared that along with smog and biomass burning, emissions from vehicles are one of the main causes of pollution in the city.
A PTI report says that based on government estimates, the transport sector is responsible for 28% of PM2.5 emissions in the city. The contribution of vehicles also generates 80% of the nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide in Delhi’s air. Additionally, data from the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) shows that if people turned off their engines at traffic signals, pollution could be reduced by 13 to 20 percent.
First published date: October 27, 2022, 16:05 PM IST
