Delhi Minister Suggests Artificial Rain to Tackle Air Pollution | Vantage With Palki Sharma

Delhi Minister Suggests Artificial Rain to Tackle Air Pollution | Vantage With Palki Sharma

Delhi's environment minister is asking the central government to use artificial rain to tackle the city's air pollution problem. Is artificial rain an efficient way to reduce pollution? What can policy-makers do to improve the national capital's air quality? Palki Sharma brings you 5 solutions.

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[adityaagarwal]

Even news channels have these basic solutions, but politicians? They’re still buffering

[Junior-llll]

Don't go near artificial rain until you build massive drainage systems India, look at the flooding that happened UAE.

[latvialava]

I remember Kejuwal 12 years old Speech where he claimed that his government will turn Delhi into Paris no less than European cities. Definitely, in Monsoon Delhi is no less than Venice & Rome or Amsterdam ( the only difference being they have Lots of fog throughout the year & Delhi has smog💀 ). Jokes, aside I don't remember any projects related to Drainage, Transportation & Yamuna cleaning projects in the last decade. Almost all Delhi CNG buses are in a very poor situation & taking last breath. Yamuna is so so dirty just look at Ahmedabad Sabarmati. For, some freebies & Subsidies Delhiites have literally Killed their beloved city. A city resembles the people who reside in it. And, all we have is a decade full of Liquor & Bus Corruptions & Kejriwal's Oscar winning Performances.

[kiranaketi]

Now this is called Journalism. Thank GOD we have you Mam in this modern world. ❤

[VakshiOrganics]

You are a true journalist .... Love to hear you allways

[balachanders]

1. Only way is to plant more number of tress especially air purifier tress in and around Delhi.
2. To completely Ban fossil fuel vehicles and leapfrog to EV or Biofuel or Polution less CNG.
3. To create an Man made forest cover in and around Delhi and neighbouring states.
4. To completely Ban burning of residues of Agriculture waste by neighbouring states.
5. To fix a population cap limit.
6. To fix a vehicle Registration cap limit.
7. To scrap old vehicles.
8. To follow strict industrial pollution outlet norms.
9. Government should promote Eco- Friendly materials.
10. Building artificial Nest for Birds and planting trees such as Neem, Banyan. Mahogany.
( Neem - A air purifier 🌲 tree).
11. To study reports about different countries and to formulate a solution how they got rectified from it. Increase forest cover.
12. Artificial Rain will become a catastrophic since our drainage system is not that much good. Even UAE faced catastrophic since they cloud seeded with silver iodide for Artificial Rain.
13. Restoring BIO - Diversity and Ecosystem by introducing Native species and Flora and Fauna.
14. Self discipline of Individual to protect Environment and Ecosystem.
15. Using community Travel such as EV/ Hydrogen Bus instead of individual travel.

Finally Promoting love towards #Nature and #Environment
Long live Capital #Delhi. Love from #TAMILNADU ❤.

[addy]

I'm very surprised that appropriate waste management was not included as a solution in this video. Delhi has a waste mountain and the consistent but inappropriate dumping/burning of waste releases harmful substances in the air leading to air pollution and also poses huge risks to H&S of the public. The other big solution is strict checks of car's pollution tests. Conversion to EVs etc are dreamy solutions which take time as not every person can just ditch their petrol/diesel car and invest lacs on a car just due to air pollution. We need to think what's feasible and what's right in front of our eyes i.e., waste management, world-class public transport (Metros & RRTS), strict checks on automobiles especially freight vehicles etc. Absolutely agree with regulation within construction industry!

[deepalisinha]

Palki you are the only person I could convince my teen to willingly listen to for global news, thanks for being real in today's fake, loud, biased journalism ❤

[Abhi-rdme]

India is the top rice exporter country in the world. It exports 3 times as much rice as the second highest rice exporting country viz. Thailand. Rice is already a highly water-intensive crop. Why do we grow it so much in surplus when it's already creating problems for us? And I'm not just talking about stubble burning but also how much pressure has been put on groundwater due to it. States like Punjab and Haryana are not geographically suited for growing rice as much as they grow it. Farmers are using electric tubewells incessantly to draw out what little of groundwater is left in these states. It is happening just because govt. has been indiscriminately giving good MSP on it over the years. And not to forget the electricity freebie given out of taxpayers' money to run those tubewells.

The reason why straw burning from Punjab and Haryana has become more of a mayhem in recent years is because this particular agri cycle has been shifted to Oct-Nov by farmers due to groundwater issues in pre-monsoon season. If govt. had the political will or intent, it could've provided some incentives to promote mechanised disposal of straw or linked MSP to straw procurement from farmers but apparently that won't turn out to be a vote-magnet like the electricity freebie.

High time MSP must be discouraged on paddy and instead be enhanced on crops like maize, millets, oilseeds and pulses. This will not just discourage exorbitant paddy production which is causing collateral problems but also ensure food and nutritional security for our population which already has a very high simple carbohydrates intake.

[WisdomWorld]

All citizens should Vote for NOTA for 5 years

[mr.malviya_]

Mass media companies can also make a bigger impact in each and every Individual's choice towards sustainability, by educating and empowering their audience.
Being the true voice of the people of India and asking the right questions to the people in charge and following up again and again so the same mistakes don't repeat, I wonder if all the ministers are inhaling this toxic air, or they out of Inida or in another city ?

[shreyajain]

Thanks for sharing solution 😀
#leaders, please implement now 🙏 you don't need to even find solutions 🙏

[vishrut]

Delhi? Dude, all north India has this issue. None of the north Indian cities have an AQI less than 300. Gwalior, Lucknow and Patna, all have AQI greater than 300. This should be tackled by the union govt, who you do not have the courage to name.

[phoenixZK]

Thank God that Someone with sanity is speaking facts instead of merely blaming me

- 1 day Diwali Crackers

[shubhankargandhi]

What people don't understand is that while stubble fires are a very key cause (second highest contributors), thermal power plants such as coal are actually the primary factors why there is so much pollution and AQI degradation. But due to heavy business lobbying, the mainstream media doesn't highlight this. Promoting and using more EVs will only cause this issue to further rise in the long run.

Additionally, shutting a majority of these coal plants or moving them to better areas while simultaneously upgrading the technology of the existing plants to run more efficiently and creating mechanisms to filter/trap the emissions at the source itself is what is going to bring change.

Lastly, we should gradually be moving towards renewable energy sources such as Wind and Solar to meet our power generation requirements.

[onetrueindian]

There is one more solution...atleast 10 families in Delhi should take turns to live in the bungalows of Modi and his Ministers ... and make use of the best Air purifiers

[soup_bois]

Innovation and research?, take it from an entrepreneur in technology, there’s zero support from government. Also you’re talking about one scheme where there’s unused funds, check the status of every fund and you’ll know the true reality of the country for every people. There’s absolute rot in the system.

[heheye]

Why they don't think about working on the cause.

[nadeabhi]

yes its completely normal in china, japan and other countries to cover whole construction sites with green clothes so that it doesn't disturb people living nearby.This leads to the dust trapped inside the covered area.The taller the building, the taller the cloth. but people in India don't take anything seriously, majority of population doesn't care about others inconvenience 😢😢

[MayurRupawate]

Extremely Relevant and On Point Solution, also Correct on the utilisation of NCAP funds