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Kejriwal Government taking concrete steps to control increased pollution levels in Delhi post Diwali.

by HE Times

NEW DELHI/6th November 2021/HE Times Correspondent


he Kejriwal Government is taking concrete steps to control increased pollution levels in Delhi post Diwali. Environment Minister Gopal Rai informed that the Delhi Government is sprinkling water on the roads using 114 tankers.
He said that due to increased incidents of stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana along with certain elements burning crackers on purpose during Diwali, pollution levels in Delhi have increased. Minister stated that incidents of stubble burning are increasing in neighbouring states; about 3,500 incidents of stubble burning reported yesterday and about 4,000 incidents reported today.
He added that smog guns have been installed on a large scale across Delhi; water being sprinkled on the roads all over Delhi through tankers. Violation of norms found at 92 construction sites in Delhi, orders have been given to seal all of them. He stressed on the fact that when the incidents of stubble burning increase in Punjab and Haryana, then its effect is clearly visible throughout Delhi as well. Environment Minister further flagged off tankers today for sprinkling water across Delhi to control dust pollution.
While flagging off the tankers outside the Delhi Secretariat, he said “Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had launched the Winter Action Plan a month ago to firmly fight against air pollution inside Delhi. Since then, the Delhi Government has been working with the people of Delhi to control the pollution in Delhi.

Whether it is pollution from dust, pollution from vehicles, pollution from biomass or whether it is the work of spraying bio-decomposer solution for stubble management, campaigns have been carried out all over Delhi.”
He said that the way the incidents of stubble burning increased in Punjab and Haryana on Diwali along with certain elements bursting crackers in Delhi on purpose, the pollution levels inside Delhi have increased significantly.
Replying to a question, Environment Minister said, “the people of Bharatiya Janata Party are publicly saying that it was wrong to ban firecrackers. The BJP people themselves are shouting that we are in favor of bursting crackers. No other proof is needed for this. The Delhi Police had to take action against those who burst crackers on Diwali.”

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