🍎Every winter, Delhi witnesses a surge in air pollution levels due to many reasons, including stubble burning in neighbouring states. To discuss a strategy to deal with stubble burning and pollution in the city in winter, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has called a high-level meeting on September 9, officials said on Wednesday.
💝At the meeting, the city government's strategy to deal with stubble burning and pollution in winter will be discussed, he said.
𒁃"The (environment) minister has called a high-level meeting tomorrow (Thursday) with senior officers from Delhi Pollution Control Committee, environment department and forest department," an official said.
🐭Delhi will start preparing a "winter action plan" next week, according to Rai.
ಌOn Tuesday, Rai had sought the creation of a joint action plan by Delhi and its neighbouring states to combat high levels of air pollution in the winter season.
🌃He had also called upon Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan to implement the measures the national capital had taken last year to prevent the worsening of air quality.
𒉰Rai said a group of representatives will meet Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and the Centre's Commission for Air Quality Management and discuss the need for a joint action plan which can be enforced in Delhi and neighbouring states to fight air pollution during winter.
With PTI inputs
