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‘Red Light On, Gaadi Off’ drive enters second phase

New Delhi: Delhi government launched the second phase of its ‘Red Light On, Gaadi Off’ campaign on Friday to reduce vehicular pollution. Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai said an average person in Delhi burns unnecessary fuel for 25-30 minutes a day and the campaign seeks to eliminate this practice. Launching the second phase of the campaign at the ITO intersection on Friday, Rai said, “The ‘Red Light On, Gaadi Off’ campaign, which had been running for the past one month, has been extended for 15 more days. This marks the second phase of the campaign, which will run till December 3.” He added, “On an average, a person in Delhi crosses 10-12 intersections or traffic signals in a day, for which even a rough waiting time of two minutes per intersection amounts to 20-25 minutes of unnecessary fuel burning. This rough figure for the large population of Delhi is a significant contributor to the pollution in our atmosphere. Keeping this in mind, the objective of this campaign is to prevent people from polluting through their vehicles while waiting at red lights. By doing this, there will be a significant decrease in unnecessary fuel burning, as a result of which the pollution levels in Delhi will be brought down. Hence, this campaign in its second phase aims to further reduce vehicle pollution.” Commenting on the repeal of the three farm laws, Rai said this is a huge victory for the farmers’ movement. “This is such an arrogant government that it left farmers unaided on the roads in summer, winter, rain, and saw many get martyred. The central government was not ready to listen to anyone,” he said.

The Times of India

2021-11-20

Delhi