Delhi Government Will Launch ‘Anti Open Burning Campaign’ To Curb Stubble Burning
Gopal Rai also said that if the party forms government in Punjab, it will spray bio-decomposer for free to ensure decrease in crop residue burning
Mumbai: To curb the increasing air pollution in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday said that the second phase of the anti-dust campaign will be run from November 12 to December 12.
During a press conference, Gopal Rai said: “To curb instances of open burning in Delhi, we will be launching ‘Anti Open Burning Campaign’ from 11 Nov to 11 December in the capital; 550 teams from 10 departments handed over responsibility for the same.”
“We also appeal to the people to complain about the ‘Green Delhi’ app if they see any instance of open burning,” Gopal Rai added.
The minister also said that the Delhi government has written to the Centre about a joint meeting of states on crop residue burning and hoped it will take a call soon.
Meanwhile, Gopal Rai also said that if the party forms the government in Punjab, it will spray bio-decomposer for free to ensure a decrease in crop residue burning.
“We will ensure free spraying of bio-decomposer in every field in Punjab if we form a government in the state … as we did in Delhi,” Rai told reporters in response to a question.
Farmers cannot be blamed for unrestrained crop residue burning in neighbouring states as it is the governments there which have failed to provide an alternative, Rai said.
“Farmers are not at fault. Any statement against them does not make any sense. The governments had to provide a solution. We have shown (how stubble burning can be curbed) in Delhi. Other states lack the will to do it,” the environment minister added.
For the first time, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is going to contest elections in Punjab, which are slated for next year.
The share of farm fires in Delhi’s pollution rose to a three-year high of 48 per cent on Sunday. On Monday, government agencies reported 5,450 farm fires, the highest this season, in neighbouring states of Delhi.
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