Delhi CM to students: 'Write to Captain, Khattar uncles on pollution'

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday told school children in city that smoke emanating from stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana was causing air pollution in Delhi and asked m to write letters to chief ministers of two states urging m to control it. Kejriwal distributed masks to school children as part of government's initiative to protect m from pollution and also explained children about stubble burning.

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'Please think about our health'

Delhi government has procured 50 lakh N95 masks for distribution among children in private and government schools. He said smoke emanating from stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana causes pollution in Delhi. "Please write letters to Captain uncle and Khattar uncle and say, 'Please think about our health'," he told children. He also urged Haryana CM Mahar Lal Khattar and Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh to think about health of children and take steps to stop stubble burning.

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Kejriwal hit out at state governments of Punjab and Haryana

Chief Minister also urged students to help in stopping garb burning in national capital. "We have to stop garb burning in Delhi. If you see anyone doing so, request m to t do it. If y do t listen, re is a WhatsApp number to report it," he said. Later, in a tweet, he hit out at state governments of Punjab and Haryana over stubble burning. " government of Khattar and Captain is forcing its farmers to indulge in stubble burning that is contributing to pollution in Delhi. Yesterday, people expressed ir anguish against state governments by protesting outside Punjab and Haryana Bhawans," he said in a tweet in Hindi.

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Pollution increasing in national capital

On Thursday, a protest was led by senior AAP leer Gopal Rai, who sat with party members outside Punjab and Haryana Bhawan, to protest against alleged inaction by state governments in controlling stubble burning in ir states.  blanket of haze over Delhi thickened on Friday morning with national capital's pollution levels increasing overnight by around 50 points, taking overall air quality index to 459.

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