Sisodia slammed the Centre for sitting idle throughout the year. He also highlighted that pollution and coronavirus together is turning out to be more lethal.
As winter begins to approach, the blame game regarding pollution in the national capital also starts. The Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said that pollution, especially related to stubble burning, is not a problem of Delhi alone but of entire North India. And the Centre has not played its role in helping curb pollution.
Addressing a press conference, Sisodia slammed the Centre saying that "unfortunately, the central government did not do anything to resolve it". He accused the Centre of sitting idle throughout the year.
Taking a further dig at the government Sisodia said, "Pollution, especially that related to stubble burning, is not an issue for Delhi alone, it is for entire north India. Unfortunately, the central govt did not do anything to resolve it. They sat idly throughout the year. Entire north India is suffering."
The deputy chief minister urged the Centre to show some promptness in tackling the rising pollution levels. He said, "The central government will have to play a role in reducing pollution. I request that the central government and all governments should fulfil their responsibility to deal with this problem."
"Pollution plus coronavirus has become lethal for people. Centre sits idly all through the year, holds some meetings around this time and then don't do anything after that. I would like to tell them that they will have to play a role to reduce pollution in north India," further added Manish Sisodia.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Environment Minister Gopal Rai have ordered sprinkling of the bio-decomposer solution - converts stubble into compost and helps in doing away with the practice of burning - prepared by Pusa Research Institute in a field at Hiranki Village in Narela, Delhi.
While speaking to the media, Kejriwal assured that his government has made all necessary arrangements for the sprinkling of the solution and the farmers would not have to pay for it.
"There is around 700-800 hectares of land in Delhi where non-basmati rice is cultivated. We have made all arrangements. Farmers will not have to spend any money. Sprinkling will be done, stubble will get converted into compost and the land will be ready for crops in 20-25 days," Kejriwal said.
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