Kolkata, West Bengal Municipal Affairs and Urban Development Minister Agnimitra Paul has said that, on special occasions, rose water will be mixed with the water normally used for mist spraying to control air pollution in the city.
Rose water won’t fix Kolkata’s air. This was being done under the direction of the state government to control air pollution in Kolkata and make the city’s environment cleaner. “This will not only help control dust particles in the air but also spread the pleasant fragrance of rose water throughout the surrounding environment… Our goal is to build a cleaner, fresher and fragrant Kolkata. This was truly astonishing. “Spraying rose water might make the air smell pleasant temporarily but would do little to address the underlying pollution problem. But clean action will. With due respect to the minister, the fragrance will vanish within two minutes.
“A few days ago, during my visit to London, I had observed that the AQI in several areas there was below 10, and in some places, even close to 1. In contrast, Kolkata’s AQI rarely falls below 200 for most of the year,” she said.
Alongside this measure, rose water will be mixed with the water used for mist spraying on special occasions and during various festivals, including Kali Puja, she said. This situation is a matter of concern for the health of all residents, and that is why the authorities are making continuous efforts, within their means, to improve the quality of air in the city, the minister said. Kolkata’s air does not need perfume; it needs cleaning at the source,” Ghosh said.
We will continue our efforts to make the city more habitable,” Paul said in the post on Saturday. Questioning Paul’s proposal to mix rose water with water used for mist spray, environmentalist Somendra Mohan Ghosh on Sunday said the city needs concrete measures to curb air pollution rather than cosmetic interventions.
