Modi and Kejriwal Failed to Stop Pollution in Delhi: Ajay Maken

The Delhi unit of Congress party organized a demonstration on November 22, 2018 to spread awareness about lethal pollution in Delhi. Photo: Congress
The Delhi unit of Congress party organized a demonstration on November 22, 2018 to spread awareness about lethal pollution in Delhi. Photo: Congress

Modi and Kejriwal Failed to Stop Pollution in Delhi: Ajay Maken

Delhi Congress president Ajay Maken said today that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal have completely failed to stop pollution in Delhi.

The Delhi unit of Congress party today organized a demonstration to spread awareness about lethal pollution in Delhi.

According to a party statement, thousands of Congress workers participated in the protest march that took place under the leadership of Ajay Maken in Connaught Place area of New Delhi.

हजारों कांग्रेस कार्यकर्ताओं ने प्रदेश कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष श्री @ajaymaken के नेतृत्व में दिल्ली में आप पार्टी की केजरीवाल सरकार और भाजपा शासित निगमों के बढ़ते प्रदूषण के प्रति उदासीन रवैये के खिलाफ व कुम्भकरणी नींद से जगाने के लिए राजीव चौक कनॉट प्लेस में मार्च निकाला।” the party tweeted.

[ Environment Protection: Join Green Group of Delhi ]

While Delhi Government and Indian Government are not taking any steps to control pollution in the city, the air in Delhi has an annual average of 122 µg/m3 of PM2.5* particles. That’s 12.2 times of the WHO safe level. This is an extremely dangerous pollution level.

[ *PM 2.5 concentrations measured in micrograms of particles per cubic meter of air (µg/m3). ]

Meanwhile, the local citizens have formed a Green Group of Delhi to inform public and the government about the harmful effects of pollution.

The major activities of the Green Group of Delhi are around environment protection to save the environment from air pollution, dust pollution, noise pollution, water pollution, etc. in order to minimize the effect of pollution on Climate Change.

Photo courtesy: Delhi Congress

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