Union Minster Anil Dave Union Minster Anil DaveThe worsening air pollution situation in Delhi has prompted Union Environment Minister Anil Dave to call a meeting of all environment ministers of NCR states on Monday. “The Environment Minister of NRC states, including Haryana, Punjab and Delhi, will convene an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss the worsening air pollution situation in Delhi,” said Dave. This development comes after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) pulled up the respective state governments and the central government for not doing enough to tackle the deteriorating environment situation in Delhi. So the smog is mainly due to smoke from farm fires,” he observed. Why don’t you fix the responsibility of the officers and take action against them,” the bench headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar said.

Source: Indian Express November 05, 2016 14:54 UTC