On Wednesday, Bhupendra Yadav, Union Environment Minister, said innovation in air quality management should be made as a movement. While addressing an event here on ‘Clean Air for Blue Skies’ International Day, Yadav added that his ministry was equally focusing on implementing (related efforts) and creating awareness among the public.

He said: “the factors responsible for air pollution differ in different regions and the authorities are adopting cost-effective solutions to the problem. The government has ordered setting up of an ‘Air Quality Management Commission’ having jurisdiction over the border, underlining the importance of tackling air pollution at the ‘airshed’ level.”

Yadav also added that factors responsible for air pollution differ in different regions and the authorities are adopting cost-effective solutions to the problem. Also, the government has ordered the setting up of an ‘Air Quality Management Commission’ having jurisdiction over the border, underlining the importance of tackling air pollution at the ‘air shed’ level.

Bhupendra Yadav called this experiment a huge success.

Yadav stressed that we want this innovation to become a movement. National Clean Air Programme has created awareness by bringing out a portal. They are collaborating with the State Pollution Control Board. Along with this, a bill that was passed last year was a new legislative change in itself for Delhi, in which the Trans Boundary Mandate has been given.

” We feel that environment and development are not antagonistic but complementary to each other. We will be able to fulfill our goals only by adopting scientific attitude and knowledge and giving a dignified life to every person,” he added.

Ashwini Kumar Choubey, MoS MoEFCC said that Swachh Pawan Neel Gagan has completed its three years and needs to be passed on to future generations. The problem of air pollution is not only in our country but all over the world, he said. The world is now looking at India to see what our policy will be in this matter. Efforts need to be made on this issue from the ministry level to the panchayat level, he added.

The United Nations General Assembly designated 7 September as the ‘International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies’ in 2019.

The theme of the third ‘Clean Air International Day for Blue Skies’ is ‘Air We Share’ (the air we share).