Must assess pollution impact: Centre to all ministries
Source: The Time of India, Date: , 2017
The Time
of India, New Delhi, Mar,2017 : The union
environment ministry recently expressed doubts about international reports that
link air pollution with mortality and recommended exercising caution in
interpreting these studies. But now the union health ministry along with the
World Health Organisation (WHO) is set to release a public declaration on the
health impacts of air pollution. The "Delhi commitment on multi-sectoral action
for addressing air pollution" in fact recommends air pollution impact
assessment be made mandatory for all ongoing and new public policies of various
ministries. It also recommends investment of "additional human and
financial resources" to reduce exposure to air pollution, need to rapidly
find ways to bring clean fuel and technologies to equip the poor to deal with
impacts.