The AAP accused the BJP of indulging in “soiled politics”.
New Delhi:
East Delhi MP Harsh Malhotra on Saturday blamed the Aam Aadmi Party authorities for air pollution within the Yamuna, saying cleansing the river has by no means been its precedence.
Responding to the BJP’s allegations, the AAP in a press release mentioned, “The BJP is barely indulging in soiled politics. The Aam Aadmi Party authorities is working at a struggle degree in opposition to air pollution… The BJP authorities is polluting the Yamuna by sending soiled water from Uttar Pradesh whereas their leaders are merely placing on a present in Delhi,” AAP mentioned.
Mr Malhotra made the comment after going to the banks of the river at Kalindi Kunj, accompanied by BJP spokesperson Anil Gupta and native councillor Brahm Singh.
Referring to the thick white froth masking the Yamuna River mentioned, “The Arvind Kejriwal authorities has solely unfold lies and illusions about cleansing the Yamuna. When the Lieutenant Governor initiated steps to wash the Yamuna, the Kejriwal authorities approached the Supreme Court to dam them. Cleaning the river has all the time been a political concern for AAP, not a precedence.”
He mentioned that regardless of a decade of guarantees, air pollution within the Yamuna has solely worsened, posing critical well being dangers to individuals residing close to it.
Since Friday morning, the Yamuna River has been lined with a thick layer of white froth. Experts have warned in opposition to taking a dip within the river, at the same time as individuals gear up for the Chhath Puja.
The Delhi authorities on Friday mentioned it’s intently monitoring the state of affairs.
Mr Malhotra additionally questioned the AAP authorities’s dealing with of the Rs 1,000 crore collected as air pollution cess, meant for tackling air and water air pollution.
“The Delhi authorities ought to make clear what occurred to those funds,” he mentioned.
The MP additionally highlighted the extreme drop in oxygen ranges within the Yamuna because it flows by means of Delhi and the absence of sewage remedy vegetation at essential drainage factors.
The oxygen content material of the river’s water drops from 9 models when it enters Delhi to zero because it leaves, making it hazardous for each residents and the surroundings, he informed PTI Videos.
AAP chief Reena Gupta mentioned, “Whether it is the difficulty of water air pollution or air air pollution, these points cross administrative boundaries. There is an airshed inside roughly 300 kilometres of Delhi, and the Supreme Court has constantly acknowledged that each one state governments have to work collectively to deal with this concern.”
“However, solely the AAP governments in Delhi and Punjab are actively tackling it. In Haryana, there was a 30 per cent enhance in stubble-burning incidents, whereas Uttar Pradesh has seen a 70 per cent enhance. In distinction, Punjab has skilled a 30 per cent discount in such incidents, she claimed.
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