Delhi starts second phase of ‘Red Light On, Gadi Off’ campaign

New Delhi, Nov 19 (PTI): To reduce vehicular pollution in the national capital, the Delhi government on Friday started the second phase of its fortnight-long “Red Light On, Gadi Off” campaign at 100 crossings in the city. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday visited ITO crossing and appealed to public to extend their support to make successful the fight against pollution. The campaign was started on October 18 and was to end on November 18 but seeing the spike in pollution levels the government has decided to start the second phase of the campaign from Friday.
Rai said that different researches have shown that nearly 30 per cent of pollution in Delhi is due to its internal sources in which vehicular emissions are major contributors. He said that everyday one person on an average burns fuel for 20-25 minutes at traffic junctions throughout the day. This is wastage and also major source of pollution.
“The main aim of the ‘Red Light On, Gadi Off’ campaign is to reduce vehicular pollution in the city. We have now decided to extend this campaign for 15 days and continue till December 3,” Rai told reporters at ITO crossing.