New Delhi, November 1: Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dr Harsh Vardhan, in a press conference held in New Delhi, spoke about the problem of pollution in the Delhi NCR region. The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change said that "Green firecrackers have been introduced ahead of Diwali. Delhi Air Pollution: Poor Air Quality Index Detected in Lodhi Road Area, PM 10 Drops to 283.

Dr Harsh Vardhan also said that the topic of pollution is a very serious one and that no politics should be played on the issue. Delhi Metro Introduces 21 New Trains To Encourage Commuters to Use Public Transport Amid Rising Pollution Levels.

Check his statement in the tweet below:

The past few days have seen the air quality in Delhi deteriorate and has caused an alarm in the state as well the Central government. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal accused the Punjab government for failing to control stubble burning of the harvested paddy crop. The Delhi Chief Minister acknowledged that the air quality in Delhi and the pollution level had deteriorated in the national capital after October 25.

"I met Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan a few months back to discuss this problem. He assured me that the problem will be curbed as 'Happy Seeder' machines will be provided to panchayats to get rid of the crop residue. However, nothing has happened," he pointed out. Meanwhile, stubble burning remains a contentious issue with the Delhi Chief Minister repeatedly appealing the Punjab and Haryana government of putting an end to stubble burning by farmers in their states. However, the governments of Punjab and Haryana have denied that any stubble burning has taken place in the states.

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