Delhi: BJP hits again at CM Kejriwal for blaming biomass burning by safety guards and drivers for air air pollution within the capital

On Monday, Bhartiya Janata Party MP Parvesh Verma criticized Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for claiming that biomass burning by safety guards and chauffeurs is a supply of air air pollution within the nationwide capital.

“According to Delhi’s CM, the pollution of Delhi no longer increases with the stubble of Punjab’s farmers. The Aam Aadmi Party government has done deep research and talked to experts and found out that now pollution in Delhi is increasing due to security guards and drivers. This is the statement of a CM who always run away from his responsibilities,” he tweeted slamming the Delhi Chief Minister.

दिल्ली में प्रदूषण अब पंजाब के किसानों की पराली से नहीं बढ़ता है। AAP सरकार ने गहन रिसर्च करके एक्सपर्टस से बात कर पता किया है कि अब प्रदूषण दिल्ली में सिक्योरिटी गार्ड-ड्राइवरों की वजह से बढ़ता है,यह कहना है दिल्ली के उस CM का… जो अपनी जिम्मेदारियों से हमेशा भागते हैं। pic.twitter.com/Rgy2Cva2hi

— Parvesh Sahib Singh (@p_sahibsingh) January 30, 2023

This follows Kejriwal’s speech concerning the totally different causes of rising air pollution within the nationwide capital on the opening of a real-time air pollution information analyzer supersite in Delhi.

Speaking on the event, Kejriwal mentioned that biomass burning is chargeable for one-fifth of the state’s air pollution, which rises significantly in the course of the chilly months when safety guards and drivers burn wooden and different biomass, main the town to change into a gasoline chamber because of temperature anomaly. He mentioned that when safety guards and automobile drivers at evening burn wooden to maintain themselves heat within the winter seasons, it causes extreme air air pollution within the capital metropolis.

Kejriwal unveiled the supersite, which incorporates ‘state-of-the-art’ air analyzers and a cell air high quality monitoring system for a real-time ‘source apportionment study’ to pinpoint the causes of air air pollution within the nationwide capital. The supersite, positioned on Rouse Avenue in Delhi, examines real-time supply attribution and aids in pinpointing the causes of a rise in air air pollution at any given place within the metropolis.

It was reported in October this yr that the state of Punjab witnessed round 8147 incidents of stubble burning from September 15 to October 27 this yr. The state additionally recorded a 20% enhance in such incidents compared to the variety of farm fires in the identical interval final yr, affecting the standard of air within the main components of Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar.