Engagement with the General Public in Indore

Date: 9th Dec, 2019
Venue: Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore

Organizing Partners: Dr. Salil Bhargava, Pulmonologist and Clean Air Champion from Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Team from DFCA: Matrushri Shetty – Director, Programs – LCF and Hamid Rehman – Network Manager – LCF

Brief Program Report

A program was organized in Indore for the general public to raise awareness on Air Pollution and its ill-health effects and discuss ways to reduce Air Pollution in the city of Indore.

Agenda

• To raise awareness on Air Pollution and its ill-health effects and discuss ways to reduce Air Pollution in the city of Indore
• To raise awareness on Asthma and its prevention.

Key Highlights

• Dr. Salil Bhargava, Clean Air Champion DFCA Madhya Pradesh, gave a presentation on Air Pollution & its health-ill effects and Asthma and its prevention.
• Mrs. Matrushri from DFCA Delhi team discussed the basics of Air Pollution, AQI and demonstrated how small things such as burning of incense sticks shoots up AQI levels around people causing serious harm to health and well-being of people.
• Steps that common people can take to prevent themselves from harmful effects of Air Pollution and the ways to reduce Air Pollution around them were discussed with all the participants.
• The participants then pledged to work towards Clean and Green Indore Initiative started by Dr. Salil Bhargava – Clean Air Champion , DFCA Madhya Pradesh.