Port Blair, Dec. 4: The Andaman & Nicobar Pollution Control Committee, Department of Science and Technology, A & N Administration celebrated National Pollution Control Day on Dec.2, 2023 on the theme ‘Sustainable Development for a Clean and Healthy Planet’. To mark the occasion, the Department organised a mass sticker distribution programme with the message ‘Walk More; Drive Safely’ to reduce air pollution caused due to the emission from vehicles. Stickers were pasted on the spot on various types of vehicles at Petrol Pumps of Lamba Line, Jodakalan, Bathubasti, Bambooflat to create awareness among general public on harmful effects of pollution and also to promote e-vehicles in A&N Islands with the motive to make a paradigm shift from using fossil fuel to green energy.

To draw attention to the negative impacts of single-use plastic, encouraging people to carry cloth bags, and forbade the use of single-use carry bags, the Department of Science and Technology also distributed cloth bags along with the sticker distribution.