New Delhi, Oct 21 (Reporter) The Delhi government on Monday launched “Red Light On - Gaadi Off" campaign to combat rising pollution in the national capital. Kicking off the campaign at the ITO intersection, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai appealed the drivers to help reduce pollution by turning off their vehicle engines at red light. “The main causes of Delhi's rising pollution are biomass burning, dust, and vehicle emissions,” he said and informed that to address this, the "Red Light On - Gaadi Off" campaign has been launched. Rai alleged that while Punjab has reduced stubble burning, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have not taken adequate action, and incidents continue there, forcing Delhiites to suffer. “In the last few years, due to the hard work of Delhiites and the concerned departments, pollution levels have decreased by about 34.6 per cent. Delhi is once again ready in this fight against pollution,” he said. “The Delhi government has set up a green war room to combat pollution, launched an anti-dust campaign to control dust pollution, and is spraying bio-decomposer over 5,000 acres to decompose stubble,” the minister said and stated that as part of these efforts, the 'Red Light On - Gaadi Off' campaign is now being introduced. Highlighting that the people of Delhi have to endure not only the pollution within the city but also pollution coming from outside, effectively doubling the city's pollution levels, Rai said, “In Delhi, we are running CNG and electric buses to reduce vehicular pollution, while on the other hand, thousands of diesel buses coming from Uttar Pradesh are spreading pollution in Anand Vihar.” “Due to the efforts of the Punjab government, incidents of stubble burning have decreased, while the governments of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh are not making the necessary efforts in this regard, and stubble burning continues to occur there,” he said. “It has been observed that when someone drives in Delhi, they stop at around 8 to 10 red lights before reaching their destination. If they wait at an intersection for two minutes without switching off their vehicle, they waste 25 to 30 minutes' worth of fuel unnecessarily. This mindset needs to change. Our entire campaign aims to encourage people to make switching off their vehicles at red lights a habit,” he said. Environment volunteers, RWAs, and individuals concerned with the environment have also been involved in this campaign, he added...////...