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Recording day for our Citizen Roundtable podcast—a blend of ideas, passion, and vision for our city.🌟 Watch our latest episode for insights and solutions: youtube.com/watch?v=UK3CXI…. Don’t forget to subscribe, like, and share! Gurgaon First #CitizenRoundtable

We hear frequent debates about what contributes to Delhi's air quality. Sarath Guttikunda led this important work unpacking Delhi's AQ story with a timeline of policy interventions with contributions from Hiren Jethva Gautam Pradhan and me mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/5… (3/n)

As we talk about regional sources, it's vital that we train our lens on airsheds and how we effectively regulate them. Shibani and I wrote about this a few weeks ago in Hindustan Times, calling for appropriate inst structures, knowledge systems and accountability (4/n)

What about the health evidence? We have more studies than ever to show the harmful effects of air pollution using Indian exposure and health data. Here's just one published in The Lancet Planetary Health in July of this year (5/n) x.com/bhargavkrishna…

The smoke storm will pass, winter will end. And we will forget about the air pollution crisis till the next November. Can we try something different this year? Here is my attempt to put together a draft Clean Air Plan. Please share, amend and refine this thread. And let's keep

1. A complete ban on stubble burning *Separate fund for Happy Seeders and other alternatives to burning. *Incentives to shift to other crops like oilseeds. *Tougher enforcement across ALL states (2/13)

2. Revamp public transport in the NCR Aim to reduce cars and scooters by 50% The metro is fine, but how do you get home? Have electric 3 wheelers at every station, with 1-2 km travel included in the metro fare. Consider a network of light elevated monorail in population dense

3. Add pedestrian walkways and cycling tracks. If you look at the map of Delhi it is technically possible to walk across the entire city, from Vasant Kunj or Tughlaqabad till India Gate ENTIRELY through green areas and parks. But there are no secure walking and cycling tracks.

4. Congestion charge on private vehicles, other than EVs. Once public transport is actually available everywhere and easy to use, we can penalise private petrol and diesel vehicles to get people to car pool or use public transport. We can have a timeline for a complete

5. Relocate all polluting industrial units from the NCR. All polluting industries must either shift, or install advanced emission control equipment. These should be monitored through the year, not only at GRAP times. (6/13)

6. Relocate thermal power plants, and shift to renewables. India has committed to shifting to renewables under the Paris Agreement. We are also the pioneer in solar and other such technologies. The NCR should be treated as the first pilot project for a complete clean energy

7. Dust mitigation measures on construction sites and along roads. This has to be through the entire November-January period, and not restricted to GRAP crisis periods. (8/13)

8. A complete ban on firecrackers through the year. Sure, firecrackers are only a tiny part of the problem, but the NCR cannot expect the rest of the country to take its air pollution crisis seriously if its own residents are seen as indifferent to it. (9/13)

9. Control all other forms of biomass burning. This includes the burning of waste at landfills, and also the use of open fire for cooking and heat. This will eventually require a further push to ensure that piped gas is available everywhere, along with electric heating. (10/13)

10. Short mitigation methods will be required for young children and those at risk. Not everyone can afford expensive air purifiers. Low cost solutions are needed. (11/13)

All the steps above for pollution control will require money. Say 100,000 crores. This is a drop in the ocean compared to the health costs, lost tourism, and losses because foreign investors take one look at the pictures of toxic smog in Delhi and run to another country. But

Look, let's recognise that the major reason for the annual pollution crisis in the NCR and North India are meteorological factors. I'm travelling through fields in Uttar Pradesh as I type this, and it is equally hazy here. But we can't do anything about the weather. Let's take

Year after year, we battle same relentless crisis. Residents—senior citizens, children, doctors, housewives —have together created this song to life. This is a reminder. Fight for better air quality is not over. Nitin Gadkari PMO India #DelhiCleanAir youtu.be/MplWn6T0b3Y?si…

1/ 🚨 On December 2, National Pollution Control Day, fifteen passionate residents of NCR launched a song as a stark reminder: pollution hasn’t vanished. . Let's keep fighting for cleaner air. Watch 🌍💨youtu.be/MplWn6T0b3Y #FightAirPollution #ncrpollutionanthem

I've loved being in India. My first time. I am shocked by how normalized Indians are to poor air quality. Breathing the air is like smoking multiple cigarettes a day. Yet no one wears a mask or has air filters in their indoor environments. India has an amazing opportunity;