New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): Delhi Government announced the 'Red Light On Gaadi Off' campaign on Friday in its bid to reduce vehicular pollution in the national capital.

New Delhi Jan 27 PTI The Delhi government spent Rs 1046 crore on advertisements related to the Red Light On Gaadi Off campaign to reduce vehicular pollution over the last two years according to data obtained through an RTI applicationUnder the campaign launched on October 16 2020 drivers are encouraged to switch off their vehicles while waiting for the traffic light to turn greenThe Delhi government spent Rs 1046 crore on advertisements related to the campaign in the year 2020-21 according to the reply to an RTI application filed by social activist Amit GuptaThe city governments advertising agency Shabdarth said it did not incur any expenses on ads pertaining to the drive in the year 2021-22It added that the government has spent Rs 1306 crore on pollution-related advertisements in the financial year2021-22 so farAs part of the Red Light On Gaadi Off campaign the environment department deploys civil defence volunteers at major traffic junctions in the city who ensure the commuters kill the engine while waiting at traffic signals and also hand out pamphlets carrying information on vehicular pollution The department deployed around 2500 civil defence volunteers in two shifts of 8 am to 2 pm and 2 pm to 8 pm at 100 traffic junctions in the latest leg of the campaign from October 18 to December 18 last yearThe government pays Rs 700 a day to every volunteeraccording to officialsData from the Petroleum Conservation Research Association PCRA shows that if people switch off engines at traffic signals pollution can be cut down by 13-20 per cent As per government estimates the transport sector accounts for 28 per cent of the PM25 emissions in Delhi Vehicular contribution also makes up 80 per cent of nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide in Delhis airA total of 133 crore vehicles are registered in Delhi currently The count of vehicles in thenational capital more than doubled to 643 per thousand population in 2019-20 from 317 in 2005-06PTI GVS SRY

New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday launched the Delhi government's 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off' campaign with an aim to tackle air pollution.

New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday said that the Delhi Government will start the 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off' campaign from October 18 with an aim to tackle air pollution and the first phase of the campaign will run till November 18.