The local unit of Aam Aadmi Party on Friday accused the Haryana government of failing to curb air pollution in the Millennium City, despite the city contributing the maximum to the State exchequer.
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Addressing a press conference, AAP spokesperson Sudhir Yadav said the city’s people, despite paying huge taxes, were forced to breath toxic air.
“In the city with a population of more than 20 lakh, there are only two machines to measure pollution levels and no mechanism in place to measure PM10 particles”.
He said the situation had worsened since the government had failed to put in place the adequate infrastructure.
“The roads are broken. Bad engineering leads to frequent traffic jams. There are not enough parking spaces. All this has led to increased air pollution. Though the Haryana Environment and Forest Ministers are from Faridabad and Gurugram respectively, the two cities figure among the top most polluted cities of the world,” said Mr. Yadav.
He demanded to know from Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar as to why CNG cost higher in the State compared to neighbouring Delhi, no air purifiers were installed, no metro train connectivity increased, no electric public transport introduced and National Green Tribunal and Supreme Court guidelines not implemented.
He also demanded that CNG prices should be decreased, more public transport provided and use of diesel generators banned till the time the pollutions were not controlled.
