Govt not serious about tackling monstrous problem: Varun Gandhi on worsening air quality in Delhi

People ride their bicycles on the Gurugram-Delhi Expressway amid low visibility due to smog, in Gurugram. Pic/PTI

With the air quality in Delhi-NCT worsening, BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Thursday questioned the lack of "concern and coordination" among multiple government agencies in tackling the crisis.

Neither government nor people are serious about this monstrous problem, he said in tweets, claiming that hospitals are full of patients with breathing, heart and lung problems.

"Eight out of 10 children in Delhi-NCR have respiratory problems. After years of discussions, why is there a continuing lack of concern/coordination between multiple government entities," he asked.

Also Read: Delhi's air quality in 'severe' zone

Gandhi wondered if the cost of solving the problem is higher than lifetime respiratory care for 46 million people.

Taking note of the incidents of stubble-burning and use of firecrackers, mostly during Diwali, he said the practice of serving "poison" to our own people should be stopped.

With the air quality deteriorating, the BJP and the AAP, which is in power in Delhi and Punjab where incidents of stubble burning have shot up, have blamed each other for the annual crisis.

This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.