Environment Minister Bhupendar Yadav says, innovations in air quality management should become a movement

Addressing an event here to mark the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, Yadav said his ministry is focusing equally on enforcement and creating awareness among the public

|Sep 07, 2022, 15:39:18 IST

New Delhi: Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday said innovations in air quality management should become a movement.

Addressing an event here to mark the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, Yadav said his ministry is focusing equally on enforcement and creating awareness among the public.

Factors responsible for air pollution are different in different regions and the authorities are adopting cost-effective solutions to the problem.

Yadav said the government has given a transboundary mandate to the Commission for Air Quality Management recognising the importance of dealing with air pollution at the airshed level.

An airshed is defined is as a geographic area that, because of topography, meteorology or climate, is frequently affected by the same air mass.

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