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New Delhi, Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood on Friday announced that air purifiers will be installed in 10,000 classrooms to ensure clean air for students.
Addressing a press conference, Sood said the government is committed to tackling the problem of pollution through long-term administrative reforms and policy measures.
Taking a dig at the previous Aam Aadmi Party government, he said, “We are not those who flaunt IIT degrees and run campaigns like odd-even or Gaadi on, Gaadi off campaigns. We are dealing with the issue of pollution through long-term administrative measures.”
The odd-even scheme was first introduced by the Aam Aadmi Party under the leadership of then Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and was implemented twice in 2016, from January 1 to 15 and again from April 15 to 30.
The scheme aims to curb vehicular pollution by restricting the movement of private vehicles based on the last digit of their registration number.
According to Sood, there are 38,000 classrooms and air purifiers will be installed in them in a phased manner.
He said, “We want our children to study smart and breathe smart air. Air purifiers will be installed in 10,000 classrooms in the first phase. Tenders have been issued today itself.”
Official data shows that there are 1,047 government and government-aided schools.
The minister, who also holds the urban development portfolio, said the Public Works Department, using the environment cess, will also purchase mechanical road sweepers for each of the assembly constituencies.
“Money is also being given to MCD to buy mechanical road sweepers. The Aam Aadmi Party government did nothing for the MCD. Salaries were not released to the sanitation workers. They were at the top in the MCD for two years. But what did they do?” he asked.
Sood also said that Delhi is surrounded by states and the weather conditions there determine the weather here.
He said, “We are committed to the issue of pollution abatement. I want to assure the people of Delhi that we are taking every possible step, the results of which will soon be visible on the ground.”
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