Kejri asks school kids to write to ‘Capt uncle, Khattar uncle’
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday told schoolchildren in the city that smoke emanating from stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana was causing air pollution here and asked them to write letters to chief ministers of the two states urging them to control it.
Kejriwal distributed masks to schoolchildren as part of the government’s initiative to protect them from pollution and also explained children about stubble burning. The Delhi government has procured 50 lakh N95 masks for distribution among children in private and government schools.
He said the smoke emanating from stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana causes pollution in Delhi. “Please write letters to Captain uncle and Khattar uncle and say, ‘Please think about our health’,” he told children.
He also urged Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar and Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh to think about the health of children and take steps to stop stubble burning.
Kejriwal also urged students to help in stopping garbage burning in the national capital.
FREE MASKS FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN
NEWDELHI: The Delhi government on Friday started distributing anti-pollution masks to schoolchildren to protect them from the foul air that has enveloped the capital.
The government had announced it would distribute five million N95 masks --- capable of blocking at least 95% of PM 2.5 particles -- to students of both government and private schools.
Government officials said they had procured around 2.2 million masks for the distribution till Friday. Each such mask has cost the government R19.75, officials said.
During the event, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal told students that smoke emanating from stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana was causing air pollution in the city and urged them to write letters to the chief ministers of both the states.
The CM encouraged the students to help stop garbage burning in Delhi. “We have to stop garbage burning in Delhi. If you see anyone doing so, request them to not do it. If they do not listen, there is a Whatsapp number to report it,” he said. The students were given a kit having two masks and a pamphlets explaining how to use them.