KCR's New Policies To Curb Air-Pollution

As a measure to curb pollution, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, on Tuesday, took a few steps to curb pollution in the Telangana state. It was in accordance to a report by Greenpeace India in which it was found that air quality of nine cities in the Telangana state was severely polluted with annual Particulate Matter (PM10) value in 2018 greater than the national limit of 60 micrograms set under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).

CM directed the senior officials and District collectors to take the problem of air pollution as a top agenda in the “Pattana Pragathi” (Urban Development) program to be launched soon in all urban bodies.

Several other measures were also taken such as reducing the number of diesel vehicles, promotion of e-vehicles and the development of dense forest in over one lakh hectares in the city limits. KCR emphasized about the impending danger of deadly air pollution in the near future.

“We are seeing how it is suffering. Hyderabad, which is regarded as the most liveable city, will also have to face severe pollution problems if it is neglected and proper measures are not taken now,” the chief minister exclaimed.

He also ordered the authorities to devise a plan to develop dense forests in the available forest lands and control the pollution in the city. There are around 1.6 lakh hectares of forest land available in and around Hyderabad.