Anti-pollution masks for traffic cops serving on Diwali

Prateek Chauhan

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, October 17

In a bid to arm and prepare the Delhi Police beat the pollution during Diwali, a private company distributed N95 pollution masks to the police team serving on the day of the festival.

Ten thousands anti-pollution masks were handed over to the police at the traffic police headquarters.

Air quality in the city is already deemed to be highly polluted, which during Diwali becomes even more toxic and unbreathable and takes major toll on its people, especially those who have to spend more of their time outside serving duty or other business.

Special Commissioner of Police, traffic, Dependra Pathak said, “Delhi suffers from one of the worst spells of air pollution during Diwali. It becomes a pronounced problem for police personnel who are dealing with strained environmental condition while serving their duty. These masks from Blueair will help minimise the impact of alarming air pollution on them during the festival”.

“The initiative will also help create awareness about the deteriorating air quality and how to protect oneself until situation gets better,” added the Special Police Commissioner.

Arvind Chabra, head of Blueair India, said, “The police team is amongst those highly vulnerable groups who, in line of their duty, spends hours breathing highly toxic air on the day of Diwali becoming more prone to respiratory and other lungs related ailments. These anti-pollution masks will minimise the major impact of toxic air on their health during the duty hours. This initiative will help ensure safety of police personnel from the ill-effects of polluted air, especially from post Diwali air toxicity.”

The company has been actively engaged in organising activities to improve the environmental condition and help improve the awareness to control air pollution across Delhi-NCR.