Delhi LG VK Saxena slams state govt & Punjab govt over pollution

A metro train runs amid low visibility. File pic/PTI

Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena came down heavily on the AAP governments in Punjab and Delhi on Thursday, alleging that the former is playing "truant" on the issue of stubble burning and the latter involved in "over-hyped events" like the odd-even road-rationing scheme.

Setting the stage for a fresh confrontation between the LG's office and the AAP dispensation in Delhi, Saxena asserted that blaming others for the pollution problem will not help.

As the AQI plumented on Thursday because unfavourable meteorological conditions hindered the dispersion of pollutants, the LG highlighted that the problem can be mitigated by reducing the dust that our unrepaired roads, unpaved pavements and construction sites cause and curbing vehicular emissions.

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