Give complete data on pollution, Rai tells CPCB

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Give complete data on pollution, Rai tells CPCB

Saturday, 19 October 2019 | Staff Reporter | NEW DELHI

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) senior leader Gopal Rai has demanded that the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) should come out with comprehensive data, including all the factors responsible for polluting Delhi's air.

"The CPCB said the contribution of stubble burning is just seven per cent in Delhi's air pollution. I want to request the CPCB to present an analysis report which will include the share of pollution from dust, motor vehicle, industries, burning, stubble burning and others," he said.

Rai said, "In the last few days, there is spikes in Delhi's pollution level and some of the pollution monitoring agencies have become hyperactive and claiming that the people of Delhi are responsible for it."

Citing data of the "SAFAR" (System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research), he said the agency said Delhi's pollution spike is due to the stubble burning in the neighbouring States while CPCB is claiming that stubble burning causes only seven spike in pollution.

"Besides, the Supreme Court-appointed committee headed by Bhure Lal is claiming that 10 per cent spike in pollution happens due to stubble burning. Whereas, TERI claims that 64 per cent of pollution in Delhi is external," he added.

Rai said the job of these agencies is to find out and solve the problem of pollution and not to act as machinery to suppress the failures of the neighbouring States. "Why the agencies are interested in protecting the neighbouring States and blame Delhi? It is very clear that till September the air quality of Delhi was good due to consistent efforts by Delhi Government," he added.

"Last time, when we introduced odd-even scheme then all the agencies acted against us and this time I request them to stop the blame game and fight collectively to reduce pollution," he said.

He also accused the agencies of blaming people of Delhi for increasing level of pollution and 'saving' Haryana and Uttar Pradesh where many such incidents have been reported.

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