Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the hazardous air quality in the national capital, while directing that farmers should stop the stubble burning forthwith in northern States of Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh, saying, "It "was one of the major contributors to a
The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the hazardous air quality in the national capital and directed that farmers should stop stubble burning forthwith in Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh, saying it was one of the major contributors to air pollution.
Hours after the Supreme Court of India directed the governments of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Delhi to stop stubble burning in view of the deteriorating air quality in the national capital, political reactions poured in from several leaders on the issue.
With the quality of air in the plains of North India reeling under the 'poor' category, the tourists from Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and other neighbouring areas are heading towards the hill state of Himachal Pradesh where even the highest AQI comes under 'moderate' category.
Shiromani Akal Dal leader and former education minister of Punjab, Daljit Singh Cheema has appealed to the speaker of the state assembly to arrange a training session for all ruling party MLAs on the Satluj-Yamuna link (SYL) canal issue.
Amid concerns around stubble burning in neighbouring Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, the overall air quality in the national capital continued to remain in the 'moderate' category on Wednesday.
Amid the tussle on the Sutlej-Yamuna link (SYL) canal issue, the Punjab government has issued an order asking all the engineers of the Water Resources Department to write 1500 to 2000 words about Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal.
The meetings took place at the Regional Office of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in Chandigarh and included officials from the states of Punjab, Haryana, and the Union Territory of Chandigarh, read the Ministry of Finance press release.
"Today, the AAP party under the leadership of Bhagwant Mann has done a huge deception with Punjab. The water of Punjab is its lifeline. Not just the farmers, but the economy of Punjab is dependent on it. Punjab BJP will not let anyone take water from here, and Punjab does not have water to g