What did the Delhi government launch on October 3, 2023, to combat air pollution in the national capital, with a focus on 24x7 monitoring and the implementation of the Winter Action Plan?

The Delhi government launched a ‘green war room’ on October 3, 2023 to combat air pollution in the national capital through 24x7 monitoring and implementation of the Winter Action Plan The national capital’s battle with air pollution is long standing and takes a particular hit in the winters The capital’s captive air pollution from vehicles, industry, construction activities, etc is already very high, according to New Delhi-based think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai launched the anti-pollution war room and stressed the need for public participation. The war room will be connected to a mobile application called the Green Delhi app Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a 15-point Winter Action Plan on September 29, 2023 to control air pollution in Delhi during the winter season The Delhi government will also launch an anti-dust campaign on October 5, 2023 A recent report by CSE found that despite low air pollution levels in winter 2022, Delhi was still the most polluted of five major cities in the national capital region. Large-scale air quality monitoring started in 2018 in Delhi