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Delhi smog: Arvind Kejriwal seeks time for meeting, but Amarinder Singh says Punjab is 'helpless'

Delhi chokes on smog, Arvind Kejriwal, Amarinder Singh seek Centre's intervention

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Even as Delhi's smog situation continues for the second day, Cheif Minister Arvind Kejriwal is reaching ouit to the national capital's neighbours to find a solution for the problem.

In a series of tweets, Kejriwal sought time with neighbouring Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to discuss the issue.

 

 

 

 

However, Singh clearly said that “it is not a matter for inter-state discussion, that won’t help.”

Seeking Centre's intervention, both the Chief Ministers said that the Narendra Modi government must take a lead.

The discussion on Twitter seemed to show that there is not much of consensus as to what the state governments must do on their own to tackle the issue.

The air quality in Delhi is not just a localised phenomenon. According to the forecast of the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences' System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research, the "sudden" intrusion of pollutant-laden smoke from neighbouring Punjab and Haryana from the night of November 6 led to the spike as the high quantity of moisture in the city's air trapped the particulates.

The stubble-burning has been a contentious issue among the states. “Every year, Punjab rice farms collectively burn about 7 to 8 million metric tons of leftover plant debris in October and November,” a NASA report said recently.

In Delhi, while Kejriwal and his ministers are maintaining that the situation is being monitored and a requisite steps would be taken on time, the ground reality is the the people of Delhi-NCR are suffering.

The air quality index of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed a score of 487 on a scale of 500, indicating 'severe' levels of pollution. The level can affect even healthy people and "seriously impact" those with existing diseases.

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