AAP asks CPCB to ‘take a leaf out’ of Arvind Kejriwal’s book’ on how to tackle pollution

NEW DELHI: The AAP on Wednesday asked the apex anti-pollution body CPCB to “take a leaf out” of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s book on how to tackle pollution in cities like Varanasi, the prime minister’s constituency, that recorded high levels of pollution.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s daily air quality bulletin, Varanasi recorded the highest pollution in the country at an AQI of 276 which falls in the poor category on Tuesday.

An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’.

In a letter to CPCB chairperson S P S Parihar, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) spokesperson Raghav Chadha said, “It is distressing to note that PM’S own parliamentary constituency should suffer from apathy, inefficient governance and ineffective policies that have led it to the national hall of shame”.

Chadha advised CPCB to “take a leaf out” of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s book on how to tackle pollution in cities like Varanasi.

“I am sure the CPCB’S concerns are at par if not more for the people of Varanasi as for the people of Delhi and you will find it timely to hold the erring parties accountable,” Chadha said, taking a dig at the CPCB.

AAP has been blaming government agencies like CPCB and SAFAR for holding people of Delhi responsible for increasing pollution in the national capital by saying that local factors contribute more to pollution than stubble burning from surrounding states.