MOEF launches theme song for World Environment Day 2019

To generate more awareness among people about Air Pollution, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched a theme song #HawaAaneDe for World Environment Day 2019 on Wednesday. Ministry of Environment Secretary, CK Mishra said that there were some implementation issues as plans were not successful in past. Now, the Ministry is making plans for cities rather than states because it requires specific solutions to reduce the level of air pollution.

New Delhi:Taking a step further towards environment safety, theMinistry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched a theme song for World Environment Day 2019 here on Wednesday.

This year, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has taken up the theme of 'Air Pollution'. As a part of the communication strategy to engage with the community, a theme song has been launched by the Ministry, namely #HawaAaneDe.

While addressing the media on the launch of the theme song for World Environment Day 2019, Ministry of Environment Secretary, CK Mishra said, "There cannot be any annual targets for Environment issues, that is why we take periodic targets. Under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), the Ministry is making plans for cities rather than states because it requires specific solutions to reduce the level of air pollution."

"It is true that our plan hasn't been successful yet. PM10, as well as PM2.5 levels, are still high. There is vehicular pollution. Public transport did not get enough push which was needed. But these are not inter-governmental obstacles. These are implementation issues," he added.

To combat air pollution, MoEF launched NCAP, a mid-term 5-year plan with targets of 20-30 per cent reduction in the concentrations of PM2.5 and PM10 in 102 cities.