The government’s Green Delhi mobile app, which will allow users to register complaints about violation of anti-pollution regulations, is ready and scheduled to be launched by Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday, a government official said.
The mobile app is part of the government’s seven-point action plan to combat air pollution, which was announced by Chief Minister Kejriwal on October 6. The action plan includes dust control strategies, a tree transplant policy, and schemes to promote electric vehicles, among others. measurements.
Delhi’s Environment Minister Gopal Rai held a review meeting with officials from various departments on Tuesday on the complaint redress mechanism in relation to the new mobile app.
Users of the Green Delhi app will be able to upload photos and videos and submit them along with their complaints. Each complainant will receive a unique code to track the status of the complaint and the actions taken.
Departments that sent representatives to the meeting included the police, the public works department, the Delhi Development Authority, the National Highway Authority of India, the three municipal corporations, the New Delhi Municipal Council, the Department of revenue and environment department, Rai’s office said in a statement, adding that all of these departments must appoint nodal officers.
“Failure to address the issue in time will result in action against the nodal officers involved. Nodal officers are also trained to address issues. Through the Green Delhi app, people will be able to notify the government about burning waste, industrial pollution, dust, etc., by registering complaints online, ”the statement said.
Delhi struggles with high levels of pollution every winter due to factors such as stubble and garbage burning, dust, local industrial and vehicular emissions, which are exacerbated by unfavorable weather conditions. Air quality in Delhi remained in the “very poor” category on Tuesday, with the overall AQI settling at 312.
The statement read: “There will be a time limit for the redress of complaints received through the Green Delhi app, according to which the concerned departments will have to work to resolve the complaints. All departments involved will be connected to the application and departments will receive and address a complaint submitted through the application. Nodal agents of the departments concerned and other agents subordinate to them will remain connected to the application. The Green Delhi app will be a photo and video based app. “
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), the environment department, the Central Pollution Control Board and the Union Ministry of Environment also operate hotlines for pollution related complaints.
Those helpline numbers will continue to function, the senior government official said, adding: “The idea of the Delhi government’s application is to conveniently keep the complaint record and follow-up mechanism on one platform for the convenience of the complainant and better accountability on the part of the agencies that handle each case. “
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