“EVs are impractical”
He represented the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for nearly 28 years – starting with removal of diesel-fuelled public transport buses in the national capital.
He represented the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for nearly 28 years – starting with removal of diesel-fuelled public transport buses in the national capital.
Addressing a press conference today, Aam Aadmi Party Punjab's chief spokesperson Malvinder Singh Kang said the Union Minister presented false facts related to Punjab in Parliament.
All DSPs (Deputy Superintendents of Police) and Station House Officers (SHOs) have been asked to have discussions with Sarpanches and Kisan leaders to sensitise them about the ill effects of stubble burning.
A report by the government on Tuesday said 50 per cent subsidy is being provided on single agricultural equipment. Besides, 44,363 single agricultural equipment have been distributed to farmers so far.
The National Green Tribunal on Friday pulled up various states where the air quality index dipped to 'severe', 'very poor' and 'poor' categories.
The Agriculture Department has been asked to conduct awareness and publicity campaigns through IEC programs.
Former minister and senior SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia said farmers had burnt paddy stubble only after the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann failed to compensate them for the cost incurred in managing the stubble.
Continuing its attack on the Centre, the Aam Aadmi Party on Friday said the Union government is accusing Punjab of spreading pollution by burning stubble in order to hide its failures.
Meanwhile, stubble burning in Delhi NCR increased to 34 percent on Thursday, the highest so far this season, according to the experts, who said that this was the cause of the National Capital's thick blanket of smelly haze.
L-G Saxena named the present situation, a violation of the citizens' fundamental right to health and the right to life. "
