New Delhi: Over the past few days, India’s Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has made a major statement over Delhi’s growing pollution problem. Senior BJP leader Gadkari on Tuesday admitted that he did not want to come to Delhi as he often gets infected here. Addressing an event in the national capital, Nagpur MP Gadkari said Delhi was a city “I don’t like living here”. I got infected because of the pollution here.
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Gadkari said he was in a state of confusion whenever he had to come to Delhi. He said: “Every time I come to Delhi, I feel like whether I should go or not. There is such terrible pollution. The best way to reduce pollution is to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels, namely petrol and diesel,” Gadkari suggested on Tuesday. , the air quality for Delhi residents has improved slightly, but pollution is still serious. The air quality index AQI in the morning was 274, but it was better than the previous few days.
Delhiites breathed a sigh of relief
Compared to November, early December was a bit of a relief for Delhiites as the AQI was regularly above 400 last month. It seems that air pollution levels are quite high most of the time in November. The situation got so bad that even schools had to close due to the pollution. In addition to this, the government has also limited the number of employees in offices.
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Gadkari further pointed out that India imports fossil fuels worth Rs 22 billion, which is a challenge from an economic, environmental and ecological perspective. He said, “We can reduce the import of fossil fuels by promoting alternative fuels.” Gadkari, who is known for his outspokenness, said the biggest problems facing India are poverty, hunger and unemployment, so the government must ensure that the future of economic and social equality. (language)
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