'Total deficit of trust' among various govts on tackling air pollution, says ex-NGT Chairperson

Former chairperson of the National Green Tribunal, Justice (retd) Swatanter Kumar, Saturday said that tackling air pollution has to be a collective effort and there is a "total deficit of trust" among various governments.

While speaking at the inaugural session of "Air pollution in Delhi NCR: What can be done?", organised by O P Jindal Global University (JGU), Justice Kumar said, "It has to be a collective effort. It cannot be individualism. All measures must be taken simultaneously. No government alone can do prevention and control of pollution in a country like ours which is full of people. There is a total deficit of trust. Interconnect functioning between different governments is absolutely nil."
Speaking at the session, Raj Kumar said, "There are examples of how cities have attempted to solve this problem in a relatively short span of time. There are examples from both developed and developing countries -- China, South Korea, Mexico as well as California. There are issues surrounding sustainability as well as use of technology and responsible use of resources, all of which have potential to address their initial problems."