NEW DELHI: Experts on Friday welcomed the appointment of members of the newly formed Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR by the Centre on Friday and said that the body needed to look into strengthening the pollution control boards and work on a number of key sectoral issues, including scaling up of public transport and implementing norms for power plants.
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Anumita Roy Chowdhury, executive director (research and advocacy), Centre for Science and Environment, said, “Setting up of the commission shows the intent of the government to give the issue of pollution the attention it deserves. This is the right time and opportunity to dive deep and take action in several sectors.”
“The priority areas include implementation of power plant standards and access to reliable electricity, affordable clean fuels, scaling up of public transport, municipal infrastructure for waste management and elimination of solid fuels in households and open eateries. This will have to be achieved on a regional scale, which will require a strong compliance framework,” Roy Chowdhury added.
