Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today sought a meeting with his counterparts in Punjab and Haryana to discuss measures to bring down the alarming pollution levels. Even today the city was enveloped with a thick blanket of haze which hung low over the city leading to a drop in visibility. "Am writing letters to CMs of Punjab and Haryana requesting them for a meeting to find solns to crop burning," Kejriwal tweeted. The Delhi government also issued a health advisory for high risk people, including children, the elderly, pregnant women and those suffering from asthma and heart ailments. The National Green Tribunal took the governments of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana to task, seeking to know why steps to prevent steps were not taken despite knowing well in advance that such a situation was likely to arise.

Source: dna November 08, 2017 07:16 UTC