Delhi's 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off' Campaign to Resume from Oct 18 to Help Reduce Pollution and Save Fuel, says Kejriwal

"I have been tweeting about Delhi's pollution level for a month now to show that emission that arises in the city is within the safe limits despite the presence of vehicular, industrial and all other sources of pollution throughout the year. The pollution levels start to increase gradually at this time of the year as the farmers in the neighbouring states start burning their crop residues," Kejriwal said in a virtual address.

"I want to appeal to all the people of Delhi to help by contributing to three major campaigns. Firstly, last year we had launched a campaign called 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off' because keeping the engine on while stopping at red lights immensely increases the pollution level. The Chief Minister said that this campaign, which will again be launched on October 18, will help Delhiites reduce pollution and save fuel," the Chief Minister said.

"Second, we can all try to use public transports like bus, metro or carpool with others, and avoid using our vehicles at least once a week. Third, we had developed the Green Delhi app last year, which has resolved around 23,000 complaints so far. We all have to take responsibility and report any kind of pollution we see, be it industrial, vehicular or garbage burning. Our team will immediately act on the complaints," he added.

With the onset of winter, Delhi's pollution level starts rising, mainly because of the decrease in wind speed over Delhi-NCR and stubble burning in the neighbouring states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

Recently, the Chief Minister had announced a 10-point Winter Action Plan. While presenting the new strategy, Kejriwal said separate teams were formed to check on pollution arising from waste burning and construction in the national capital.

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