Writing about an incident with the former Chief Minister, LG Saxena said that he had asked Kejriwal about the pollution, and the concerns were dismissed as an issue which is raised every year but is forgotten about later on.
Several pollution hotspots included Anand Vihar (466), Chandni Chowk (425), and Ashok Vihar (444), also falling under the 'severe' category across large swathes of the national capital.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Media In-charge, Anurag Dhanda, on Monday warned that granting open permission to remove the Aravalli hills would sharply worsen Delhi's already critical pollution crisis, said a release from the party.
As air quality in the national capital continues to deteriorate during the winter months, medical experts are flagging a noticeable rise in neurological as well as respiratory complaints, underlining the urgent need for sustained government action and public cooperation to curb pollution.
Aam Aadmi Party's Delhi State President Saurabh Bharadwaj shared a video that punctured the BJP government's claims of strict enforcement under GRAP-IV, showing a brick plant operating inside the Delhi government-run Kondli STP (Sewage Treatment Plant) and spewing thick smoke despite the
Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Monday said strict enforcement measures under GRAP-IV have yielded positive results, even as the national capital continues to reel under adverse weather conditions due to a western disturbance.
Several states and cities in Northern India were engulfed in dense fog. Delhi/NCR, UP, Varanasi, and Jaipur woke up to reduced visibility and intense cold.
Intensifying its zero-tolerance approach towards air pollution violations, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has imposed total fines of Rs 54.98 lakhs against those indulging in biomass burning and illegal dumping of Construction and Demolition waste and other violations during the mon
The AAP Delhi Unit Chief said the so-called local guardian has vanished ever since the BJP assumed power, abandoning Delhi's residents to a gas chamber while the BJP government confines itself to tall claims instead of action.
Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sood on Friday slammed former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the city's pollution crisis, alleging in a press conference that the Aam Aadmi Party has treated Delhi's pollution as a PR activity to consolidate its political foothold.