: Indian Warrior Moms connecting with international cadre now #IndiaNEWS #Human Interest By Sukant DeepakNew Delhi, June 22 | They have had enough with the unclean air, and insist that it is high time

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By Sukant DeepakNew Delhi, June 22 | They have had enough with the unclean air, and insist that it is high time that efforts be made on a war footing to tackle air pollution. Realising that change is possible only through individual and collective will of the people at large, it was in last July that five ladies Sherebanu Frosh (Gurugram), Anuja Bali (Pune), Nina Subramaniam (Chennai), Midhili Ravikumar (Kochi) and Bhavreen Kandhari (Delhi) began giving shape to the Warrior Moms collective in July, and made their presence official on September 7, 2020.
Since then we have been busy with campaigns like #DhoomDhamakaWithoutPatakha advocating a Smoke free Diwali and sharing details on social media of how to complain about bursting crackers. There were other campaigns on indoor air pollution with a series of creative inputs, for our social media handles, Bhavreen Kandhari, one of the core team members tells IANS.
Starting with five core team members and about 30 mothers, they now have over 1000 members pan India, and increasing each day. Warrior Moms, with the rallying war cry Enough is Enough has also collaborated with parents for future global and supporting their campaigns, and are now connecting with mothers from outside India too for the cause of clean air.
We shared understandable updates of the court order on the London air pollution victim Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah and are working on the awareness about the inefficacy of Smog Towers. We are soon going to share studies and reports from Delhi, says Kandhari.
Besides the ongoing campaign on Chulha, and working towards helping fellow women who are subjected to indoor pollution, Kandhari says that they are also active on issues including implementation of thermal power plants norms, safe cycling for all, clean cooking for all, solutions for vehicular emissions and construction dust, implementation of waste management by laws, all of which are being planned from advocacy to direct action to legal course if not implemented.
With numerous doctors, scientists, researchers and experts as members, Kandhari from ‘Warrior Moms that works closely with Lung Care Foundation Doctors For Clean Air, says that clean air is their goal- an AQI of 60 and below is what they are working towards.
Several excellent laws are in place. Unfortunately, implementation is the problem. We are learning and then sharing these laws. Thereafter, making complaints to the relevant authorities in order for them to take action. So this year will be a year of strong advocacy and empowering moms.
Smiling that if our democracy was running flawlessly, and if citizens health was a top priority, there would be no need for action groups like theirs, she says, With the support of media and other action groups, we have been able to scratch the surface of a deep rooted problem.

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