Shafaqna India: The Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Monday blamed the Centre for not taking any steps to mitigate the deteriorating air quality in the North India region.
The national Capital woke up to a dense fog with the AQI plunging further to 481 in the ‘severe-plus’ category.
“All of North India has been plunged into a medical emergency as stubble burning continues unchecked across the country. All cities across the country – in UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, Haryana, MP and Delhi – are reeling under severe levels of pollution,” the CM said.
She claimed that the Punjab government had reduced farm fires. The farm fires in Punjab were reduced to 36,650 in 2023 from 71,300 in 2021, she said. “This year when 80 per cent of the farm fires have been conducted, it was reduced to 8,404 farm fires in Punjab,” she added.
Meanwhile in other neighbouring states the farm fires increased significantly, Atishi said.
