air pollution

The entire concept of transforming metro pillars into vertical gardens to fight pollution in addition to beautifying its surroundings was adopted in India after its implementation in Mexico City went viral on social media last year.

The product guarantees filtering out PM 2.5 and PM 10 particulate matters.

Each bus has a passenger seating capacity of 30 and is equipped with a low floor, which makes it passenger friendly.

The cannons will be tested in Delhi to check their practicality

There are enough existing solutions to alleviate the air pollution. However, there is a need to have political and administrative will to implement them.

One can avail the provision at a sum of ₹15 and ₹5/km by dialling 82528-82528. Also, one can use the bikes after alighting from metro stations from parking slots.

If the vision turns into reality, it could not only be India’s chance to become leaders in EV (electric vehicle) technology globally but also save 876 million metric tons of oil and 1 giga-tonne of carbon-dioxide emissions by 2030.

As citizens we must know that the following measures can and must be implemented by our governments and imbibed by society

Apart from pollution control board authorities and citizen groups, Indian celebrities are also stepping on to the scene to take a stand against the rising pollution levels and using their platform to raise awareness about #DelhiSmog.

This self-watering and solar-powered innovation may just be what Indian cities need in their uphill battle against air pollution.