Delhi gets 150 electric buses, 13 new air monitoring stations
Delhi has introduced 150 new electric buses and 13 additional air quality monitoring stations to combat urban pollution. The initiative aims to improve public transport infrastructure and provide real-time environmental data to residents.
Why it matters
Expanding electric public transport and monitoring infrastructure is critical for managing air quality in one of the world's most polluted capital cities.
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav, along with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, on Tuesday inaugurated 13 additional air quality monitoring stations and public EV charging stations at five locations, and flagged off 150 new electric buses.
Along with a team of officials, the Ministers also reviewed air pollution mitigation measures being undertaken at Anand Vihar, an air pollution hotspot, and visited an Integrated Command and Control Centre of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee.
An official statement issued by his Ministry quoted Mr. Yadav as saying that with the 13 new stations, the national capital now has 60 air quality monitoring stations at a density of one per 25 sq km.
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