Delhi-NCR facing 70 less days of air pollution after 2016: Javadekar

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar claimed that Delhi-NCR does not face pollution for nearly six months since 2016.

"In 2016, 250 days used to have bad air quality in Delhi-NCR area, today only 180 days are of bad air.

So, probably, we observe no pollution days for 6 months.

While addressing a video conference, the Union Minister said, "Try to eliminate personnel vehicle from your life and use public transport and we can use electrical vehicle." Prakash Javadekar also asked people to download (Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research) SAMEER app.

"I appeal to everyone to download an app, 'SAMEER' it will give you complete information about the polluted areas in various cities across the country.

It identifies areas having heavy pollution with a red mark," said Prakash Javadekar