Delhi govt uses drones for sprinkling water to curb pollution: Rai
The Delhi government on Friday launched a pilot project involving drones to spray water in the hotspot zones for reducing pollution.
The Delhi government on Friday launched a pilot project involving drones to spray water in the hotspot zones for reducing pollution.
Delhi Education Minister Atishi said the programme is expected to attract around 2,45,000 students, who will have the opportunity to turn their innovative ideas into startups.
He stated that the Delhi government is deliberately delaying the release of funds to the corporation so that the employees face problems in getting their salaries.
The provision will ensure convenience to commuters by encouraging them to settle traffic fines and reduce the workload on courts and the Transport Department.
Notably, the campaign is being rolled out across all assembly constituencies to highlight the importance of environmental protection alongside development, an official statement said.
The number of active cases also increased to 322 from 298 cases on Monday. The count of the patients being treated under the home isolation system was 103.
Gopal Rai informed that a joint meeting was held with the Union Minister of Environment in which the Environment Ministers of Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh had participated.
There were 12,483 vacant hospital beds out of 12,681 beds meant for Covid-19 patients.
While 36 virus cases recovered and were discharged by different hospitals, 104 such patients were getting medication under the home-quarantine system.
The Kejriwal government has time and again said that this fight can only be fought collectively and all states must cooperate with each other, the minister pointed out.
