New Delhi: On Thursday, in celebration of World Environment Day, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta urged citizens to eliminate plastic from their daily lives, highlighting its detrimental effects on both health and the environment.
Speaking at the event titled “One Nation, One Mission: End Plastic Pollution” held at Bharat Mandapam, Gupta emphasized the need for innovative technologies and solutions to combat pollution and promote cleanliness in the city.
“We must liberate our lifestyles from plastic. It has become so ingrained in our daily routines that even our food is now contaminated with plastic particles, which can lead to cancer and other serious health issues,” Gupta stated. She called on the public to reconsider their reliance on plastic, describing it as “choking human life.”
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Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor, VK Saxena, also addressed the gathering, announcing that various agencies in the national capital have collectively planted over 21 million saplings. He highlighted a collaborative effort with the Chief Minister to plant 10,000 bamboo saplings at the Okhla landfill site, with an equal number already planted at the Bhalswa landfill.
Saxena further noted that initiatives are underway to restore the ecosystem of the Yamuna floodplains through the creation of 30 wetlands and water bodies, where 700,000 saplings have already been planted.
He commended the Delhi government’s proactive measures to combat pollution, particularly the dust mitigation plan recently announced by the Chief Minister, which he described as a significant step toward improving air quality in the city.
Additionally, Saxena reported that efforts to eliminate the three major garbage mountains in Delhi are progressing rapidly, with 7.5 million metric tons of waste already disposed of. The number of trommel machines deployed for waste processing has increased from 12 to 75, enhancing the waste disposal capacity from 7,000 tons per day to an impressive 25,000 tons per day.
