Kejriwal stresses dangers of stubble burning, as AQI worsens in Delhi

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday, vember 11 urged people of Haryana and Punjab to stop stubble burning. Taking to Twitter, Kejriwal said, "pollution in  national capital has again started increasing after some respite last week." He furr stated that people in national capital are suffering immensely due to rising air pollution. "We should stop stubble burning," he said. 

CM Kejriwal's tweet came after Delhi government standing counsel (criminal) Rahul Mehra highlighted large scale stubble burning in Punjab through a bird's eye view picture of farmlands in state. 

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Delhi's air quality rises

After a brief respite last week, Delhi's air quality has started rising again. According to  System of Air Quality and Wear Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in national capital is over 350 on Monday. An AQI between 0-50 is considered 'good', 51-100 'satisfactory', 101-200 'moderate', 201-300 'poor', 301-400 'very poor' and 401-500 'severe'. Above 500 falls in 'severe-plus emergency' category.

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Supreme Court's order 

Supreme Court on vember 6 has ordered governments of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Presh to give an incentive of Rs 100 per quintal within 7 days to small and marginal farmers who have t burnt crop stubble. burning of crop residue in three states is stated to be responsible for 44 per cent of air pollution in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR).

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(WITH ANI INPUTS)