Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Dr. Harsh Vardhan has launched the comprehensive Health based plan to protect the citizens of Ahmedabad from deadly air pollution. <br/><br/>This initiative includes a new Air Quality Index and Air Information and Response- AIR plan for Ahmedabad city. This will provide daily air quality reports, a warning system to alert people in the city of nearly seven million people about dangerously high pollution levels and efforts to shield people from extreme heat. <br/><br/>Speaking on this occasion, Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that air pollution in metropolitan areas is recognised as a major threat for the future generation. The system of air quality and weather forecasting and research for Ahmedabad is our package of preventive technology. <br/><br/><br/>The plan has been developed by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation in partnership with the Natural Resources Defence Council, the Indian Institute of Public Health- Gandhinagar, the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology- Pune and the Indian Meteorological Department.<br/>