00:01In August of this year, India Today and Delhi government launched one of the biggest fights against pollution.
00:05It's called Pollution Gas Solution.
00:07We asked you to send in your ideas, your solutions to a problem that continues to flake the capital.
00:13And you did show up. We are happy to tell you that we received over almost 1,500 entries so
00:18far.
00:18And now the lines are closed, but our expert jury is on the job.
00:22They're looking at these ideas, seeing what can make real difference in the world,
00:26and then scanning through. And we'll be bringing you an update very soon,
00:30also over the weekend, on what exactly is it that we have found.
00:34Remember, Delhi Aapki, Solution Aapka, but here we are, taking your solutions to the government,
00:39to the experts, to ensure that they are not missed.
00:43So what exactly is it that is happening in this series?
00:46And importantly, why does it matter? Here's one look.
00:51Normally talk about air pollution extensively in media and everywhere,
00:55only during winter time, but then problem of winter will automatically be solved
01:01if you will have a solution which is throughout the years.
01:06So every, all, even in now winter sea will see, in summer sea will see,
01:10there is a dust storm coming, climate change is happening.
01:13So as the climate change is happening, many other things are happening,
01:16things are becoming complicated.
01:18The another thing is that in India, different cities, urban, rural population
01:23have a different kind of a sources. If you talk about Delhi, then transport sector
01:27is about 40 plus, you know, contribution in the emission and PM 2.5.
01:33But then EV transition has to be very fast.
01:36Again, when we talk about EV transition, we should not copy the European model.
01:41Here the problem for us is mainly the heavy commercial vehicle,
01:46which has a population was less than 1% in most of the metro cities,
01:50but give rise to the emissions of PM 2.5, more than 25 to 30%.
01:55We should target first for the EV, not that we should run after cars only,
02:00which is a European model.
02:02So similarly, two-wheeler population in most of the cities are about ranging from 50 to 70%.
02:08That does not burn the petrol so fast because their consumption is very less,
02:16but then they help or they deteriorate the congestion problems.
02:22And then dust, resuspended dust.
02:25So indirectly, they are not only contributing to the fossil fuel emission,
02:30but indirectly to another secondary sources like dust emissions, congestion,
02:36which will slow down the traffic and hence the petrol will burn.
02:41So all those things we need to take.
02:43At this stage of time, I think our long-term strategy and medium-term strategy
02:48need to be strengthened.
02:49We, specifically in Delhi, CAQM is taking care of short-term measures,
02:56which are more or less in place.
02:59But I think unless we go for airshed approach,
03:03strengthening the mitigation and implementation strategies
03:06and accounting the responsibility to a kind of a body like air pollution manager
03:12or pollution in charge,
03:13I think the problem is going to persist.
03:18And as the time will go,
03:20climate change, extreme weather events,
03:22everything combining together,
03:25going to discover,
03:27going to give new, new surprises for us
03:30that how it is not only creating a problem for our health,
03:34but also for the food security like ozone.
03:37You know, it deteriorates the yield.
03:40So, so many problems will come.
03:41I hope that all those scientific-backed policy and mitigation strategies,
03:49if it is followed,
03:51there is no reason that the air pollution means cannot be cut.
03:57And I think, but we need to work together in tandem.
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