AAP asks CPCB to 'take a leaf out of Arvind Kejriwal's book'

AAP on Wednesday asked apex anti-pollution body CPCB to "take a leaf out" of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's book on how to tackle pollution in cities like Varanasi, prime minister's constituency, that recorded high levels of pollution. 

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According to Central Pollution Control Board's daily air quality bulletin, Varanasi recorded highest pollution in country at an AQI of 276 which falls in poor category on Tuesday. An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.

In a letter to CPCB chairperson S P S Parihar, Aam Ami Party (AAP) spokesperson Raghav Chha said, "It is distressing to te that PM's own parliamentary constituency should suffer from apathy, inefficient governance and ineffective policies that have led it to national hall of shame".     

Chha vised CPCB to "take a leaf out" of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's book on how to tackle pollution in cities like Varanasi. 

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"I am sure CPCB's concerns are at par if t more for people of Varanasi as for people of Delhi and you will find it timely to hold erring parties accountable," Chha said, taking a dig at CPCB.

AAP has been blaming government ncies like CPCB and SAFAR for holding people of Delhi responsible for increasing pollution in national capital by saying that local factors contribute more to pollution than stubble burning from surrounding states.

"We recognise that air pollution doesn't understand or limit itself along state territorial boundaries and re are internal and external factors contributing to air pollution levels. It must be ted that people of a landlocked Delhi are facing brunt of complete apathy on part of neighbouring state governments," he said. 

" cour or willingness to curb stubble burning in neighbouring states of Delhi has been absent," he ded.  Delhi government has been claiming that pollution in national capital has reduced by 25 per cent due to its schemes like odd even, real time monitoring of air quality and hotspot monitoring among ors. 

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