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Chat with Chatbots: Govt’s move to involve citizens in combatting pollution
PTI -October 29, 2021

Chat with Chatbots: Govt’s move to involve citizens in combatting pollution

Gopal Rai, Delhi Environment Minister, on Thursday launched a chatbot and website to facilitate people’s participation in the fight against pollution  Talking about ‘Paryavaran Saathi’ chatbot, Rai said people can share the steps they are taking to fight pollution on WhatsApp number 9650414141 and they will be awarded points. The top 100 performers will be […]

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The clouds over Delhi are toxic waste overhang. Can citizens and MCDs come to its rescue?
MAYANK JAIN PARICHHA -November 3, 2020

The clouds over Delhi are toxic waste overhang. Can citizens and MCDs come to its rescue?

WtE plants were introduced in Delhi a decade ago to resolve the city’s waste problem. But it’s done more harm than good Looming above the DDA residential colony of Sukhdev Vihar is the Timarpur – Okhla Waste management Company Ltd’s  waste-to-energy (WtE) incineration plant that burns over 2,000 tonnes of unsegregated municipal solid waste (MSW) […]

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