Urging everyone to come together to solve the issue of air pollution, the Minister said that wearing a mask alone would not help. We need to change our behaviour

NCR's 'poor' air quality days down by 50 percent, says Prakash Javadekar

Prakash Javadekar. Pic/Twitter IANS

On June 6, 2019, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the government's efforts to control air pollution have led to a decrease in the number of days with 'poor' air quality in the national capital region (NCR) by about 50 percent in the last four years.

Union Environment Minister #PrakashJavadekar on June 6 said the government's efforts to control #airpollution have led to a decrease in the number of days with 'poor' #airquality in the national capital region (#NCR) by about 50 per cent in the last four years.

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— IANS Tweets (@ians_india) June 6, 2019

Speaking at an event here to mark World Environment Day that falls on June 5, he said steps such as setting up air quality monitoring centres across the country, bringing better vehicular emission standards and controlling waste and stubble burning have shown positive results.

"In 2014, there were 300 days in the 'poor' category. In 2017, the number reduced to 213 and in 2018 to 206. We are sure that it will be below 200 this year," Javadekar said without quoting any source for the information. Days with 'moderate to good' air quality increased from 108 in 2016 to 159 in 2018, he said.

Urging everyone to come together to solve the issue of air pollution, the Minister said: "Wearing a mask alone would not help. We need to change our behaviour."

"A small step may lead to a gigantic impact"
Happy to have @moefcc MoS @SuPriyoBabul , renowned Cricketer Kapil Dev, Bollywood stars Jackie Shroff & Randeep Hooda and folk singer Malini Awasthi in the plantation drive on #WorldEnvironmentDay today in New Delhi.#SelfieWithSapling pic.twitter.com/Nrq7oXN1N7
— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) June 5, 2019

On the occasion of World Environment Day, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar planted saplings at the ministry headquarters here with celebrities like legendary cricketer Kapil Dev and actor Jackie Shroff. The minister also clicked a picture with the sapling as part of the #SelfieWithSapling campaign and urged people to plant at least 8 to 10 trees each in their lifetime.

NCR\'s \'poor\' air quality days down by 50 percent\, says Prakash Javadekar

NCR's 'poor' air quality days down by 50 percent, says Prakash Javadekar

Urging everyone to come together to solve the issue of air pollution, the Minister said that wearing a mask alone would not help. We need to change our behaviour

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