Ls Members Posed More Than 360 Questions About Air Pollution: Paper

LS members posed more than 360 questions about air pollution: Paper

New Delhi, Nov 29th : .The Lok Sabha members raised at least 368 questions about air pollution in India between 2000 and 2019, with more than 200 raised in 2016 or later.

 Ls Members Posed More Than 360 Questions About Air Pollution: Paper-TeluguStop.com

Crop residue burning emerged as the most popular source of interest, according to a new working paper.
“Airing Differences” was launched on Monday, the first day in the winter session.

Reading the Political Narrative about Air Quality Management in India” was launched on Monday, the first day of the winter session of the Parliament.The working paper by Centre for Policy Research (CPR), cited the fact more than 200 questions were asked after 2016, and stated that it reflected a sharp rise in political engagement in recent decades in Parliament.

This working paper is the result of nearly 11 hours worth of air pollution discussions that took place in the lower and upper Houses of Parliament in November 2019.These questions refer to the sources of pollution.

While industries, power plants, and vehicles were the main sources of pollution before 2016, crop residue burning has become the most popular source of interest in recent decades.However, vehicles and industries continue receiving some attention.

The most striking thing was that, contrary to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change’s long-held scepticism regarding the findings of international reports on air pollution in India, MPs from all political parties extensively cited worldwide evidence about the adverse health effects of air pollution exposure, particularly on children.

Dr Heena Gavit of the BJP and Congress were among the MPs to speak at the MPs Roundtable at Centre for Policy Research, where the working paper was launched.

“Air pollution is a problem that affects health in rural areas of the country.It’s not only a problem in cities.Farmers are now also concerned about the effects of climate change on their crops.Reports have shown that the economic cost of air pollution due to lost labour costs is around 30-78 billion dollars.

As parliamentarians, we must pay attention to this and speak and act upon it,” Gavit stated.

Gogoi stated that air pollution is no longer a winter-centric, episodic issue.It should be a national health problem.Air pollution has been the focus of media attention since 2015-2016.

Jantar Mantar saw the first civil society protests in 2016 for better air quality.Numerous research reports placed Indian cities on the top of the most polluted cities list.

This is something that any lawmaker or government will be aware of.Research has shown that air pollution can have a negative impact on your health.This is why it is important to pay attention to this issue.

The paper examines an issue that is gaining political importance in India and offers insight into important developments and gaps in the political discourse about air pollution in India in the two years following these discussions and into the present.

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