Set house in order before blaming others: Delhi L-G to CM on pollution crisis; AAP hits back

In his missive to Atishi, the L-G wrote: “As we proceed into the festive season… we yet again look astatine achromatic aerial pollution, grey skies not owed to clouds, and that dreaded choking feeling. AQI successful the metropolis is approaching 400 adjacent arsenic I constitute to you. The pathetic authorities of contamination successful the Yamuna, arsenic we attack the beatified Chhath Puja, is doing rounds each implicit TV channels and societal media.”

Citing studies and his ain acquisition of visiting respective roadworthy stretches and localities successful the Capital, Saxena claimed astir 36% of aerial contamination successful the metropolis is connected relationship of particulate that flies connected roads and from unprocessed operation and demolition waste.

He besides claimed 25% of the aerial contamination is caused owed to vehicular emission, 8% owed to coagulated discarded burning, stubble burning successful different states accounts for 26%, and 5% owed to miscellaneous factors similar chulhas, tandoors and generators. “We whitethorn person small power implicit 26% of the causative factors, the remaining 74% is good wrong our power and could person been addressed effectively… by undertaking elemental steps — had the authorities intended to,” helium said, adding that if needed, helium volition petition neighbouring states to assistance Delhi. “However, it volition lone beryllium due if we archetypal acceptable our location successful bid earlier blaming others oregon asking for their help,” helium said.

Saxena said, “… each it would instrumentality to code the concern are elemental measures. Regular repair of roads, end-to-end carpeting

of pavements, planting tiny shrubs… Most important successful this respect volition beryllium repairing roads that are successful extraordinarily atrocious shape, causing tonnes of particulate to alert with vehicles moving connected them.”

Taking purpose astatine erstwhile CM Arvind Kejriwal, Saxena wrote, “In respective meetings I had with your predecessor Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, I flagged each the issues and tried my champion to person him these are surmountable and should beryllium addressed. But my requests went unheeded.”

In effect to his letter, AAP claimed the apical 3 cities with the worst AQI levels contiguous are BJP-ruled Haryana and UP. “This exposes their hypocrisy connected pollution. Instead of playing soiled politics, the BJP indispensable enactment unneurotic to find solutions and code issues successful neighbouring states…”