Delhi begins clean-air campaign aimed at citizens, schools and industry

Delhi’s clean-air campaign will run for seven months, with the Pollution Control Committee leading workshops, community programmes and field-level outreach until March 2027.

Called “Saath Nibhayein, Pradushan Ghataayein”, the programme is aimed at citizens as well as educational institutions, industries, resident welfare associations, markets, construction stakeholders, bulk waste generators, farmers and vehicle owners. Newspaper advertisements, hoardings, posters, radio jingles and nukkad nataks are among the planned awareness tools.

Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said pollution control could not be achieved by government action alone. “Every citizen, every institution and every stakeholder has an important role to play,” he said.

Some activities have already begun. The DPCC held district-level workshops in industrial areas on pollution-control compliance, including emission-monitoring systems, air-pollution control devices and diesel-generator regulations. NDMC has held awareness sessions involving sanitation workers, while waste-management NGO Chintan trained housekeeping staff.

The Transport Department has also conducted outreach on pollution-under-control compliance, vehicle servicing, end-of-life vehicle disposal, cleaner fuels and electric vehicles. Delhi Traffic Police held a road-safety programme involving about 300 students.