Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said the pollution problem cannot be resolved in a day and continuous efforts are needed to tackle each of the contributing factors. Interacting with people during a Facebook Live event, he said the major factors behind air pollution in the country are traffic, industries, waste, dust, stubble, geography and meteorology. Also read: Air pollution caused around 24,000 deaths in Delhi in first half of 2020: Greenpeace“The pollution problem cannot be resolved in one day. Metro and e-buses have been introduced to reduce vehicular pollution, he said. He said people have a big role to play in tackling air pollution and urged them to download ‘Sameer’ mobile application of the Central Pollution Control Board for monitoring pollution levels in different cities.

Source: The Hindu October 18, 2020 12:50 UTC