NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation in partnership with the Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, and the Indian Meteorological Department, unveiled a comprehensive health-based plan to protect citizens from air pollution.
The initiative includes a new Air Quality Index and Air Information and Response (AIR) plan for Ahmedabad, which will provide daily air quality reports, a warning system to alert people about dangerously high pollution levels and efforts to shield people from extreme heat.
“Ahmedabad is taking a bold step to safeguard its citizens from dangerous air pollution,” said Anjali Jaiswal, director of the NRDC India Initiative. “(It) will make the city a leader in protecting public health.”