The Politics Of Pollution Begins In Delhi; Yamuna River Covered With Toxic White Foam

On Friday, the Yamuna River in the Kalindi Kunj area turned white. Toxic foam was seen floating as the city grapples with ‘very poor’ air quality. 

#WATCH | Delhi: Toxic foam seen floating on the Yamuna River. Visuals from Kalindi Kunj. pic.twitter.com/5KSQRjerSC

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With the national capital’s overall Air Quality Index falling to 293, marked under the ‘Poor’ category at 8 am, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has now launched a blistering attack against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Arvind Kejriwal, saying the AAP does not intend to reduce pollution and only plays blame game over the issue. 

“Give BJP A Chance To Make Delhi, Delhi Again”

#WATCH | Delhi: On the worsening of the air quality in Delhi, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari says, “The AAP government in Delhi for the last 10 years does not have any intention to reduce the pollution… The pollution is getting harmful again. The river and the air are polluted. The people… pic.twitter.com/JoafhTYZ77

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“The AAP government in Delhi for the last 10 years has not had any intention of reducing pollution… The pollution is getting harmful again. The river and the air are polluted. The people are facing difficulties. This is just the beginning… There are elections after 4-5 months, and I request that the people give the BJP a chance to make Delhi, Delhi again… The AAP government wakes up when there is a problem. The problems of Delhi would be solved the day they start waking up before the problem arises…” said BJP MP Manoj Tiwari.

#WATCH | Delhi: Wearing a gas mask, BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla reaches ‘Smog Tower’ to protest against air pollution

He says, “Today Delhi has become a gas chamber due to blame game politics of Aam Aadmi Party. They had made big promises that they would make Delhi… pic.twitter.com/xPZW1FhcEi

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Reacting to the same, BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said that the national capital has been becoming a poisonous gas chamber and held AAP responsible for it. “Delhi is now fast becoming a poisonous gas chamber, and AAP’s polluted politics of blame game is responsible. What happened to the Punjab Parali burning, which Arvind Kejriwal said was the main cause of pollution in Delhi?… What happened to the bio decomposer? The stubble burning has started already. Arvind Kejriwal and his government banned the firecrackers. You took a move against Hindus for Diwali, but what about these causes of pollution, which are the main causes? There is no action against Punjab’s parali,” said Shehzad Poonawalla. 

The AQI at Anand Vihar in Delhi dropped to 339 at 8 a.m., which is categorised as ‘Very Poor’. 

The AQI at India Gate and surrounding areas was recorded at 270 at 8 a.m., marked as ‘Poor’. 

The AQI at Dwarka, Sector-8, was recorded at 325 at 8 a.m., putting the area in the ‘Very Poor’ category. 

Vivek Vihar has moved to the category Very Poor’ with AQI standing at 324 at 8 am.