It is central government which has taken steps to combat air pollution caused due to stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana : Vijay Goel

  • Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Goel has blamed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the rising menace of air pollution in the national capital.
 
  • Participating in a cycle rally, the BJP Rajya Sabha MP claimed that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi has not taken any requisite measures to curb air pollution.
 
  • Vijay Goel further added that the central government has made national highways, bridges and also allocated Rs. 11,000 crore for the farmers who were burning stubble in Punjab and Haryana.
 
  • The Kejriwal-led government in Delhi has announced the implementation of the Odd-Even scheme from November 4 to 15, 2019, stating that the smog from the nearby states due to the burning of crop residue.
 
  • Farmers residing in Haryana and Punjab usually burn crop residue after harvesting paddy in the autumn season.
 
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