New Delhi. The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on air pollution in Delhi was presented in the assembly today. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta put this report before the House. In this report, the CAG has exposed the failed efforts and flaws by the former Delhi government (Aam Aadmi Party) to prevent pollution in the capital. While discussing the CAG report in the Assembly, Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, a minister in the Delhi government, fiercely targeted former CM Arvind Kejriwal. He said that on the one hand Delhi was suffering from pollution and on the other hand Kejriwal was distributing money to his party workers in the name of Od Even.
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The CAG has said in its report that the smoke emanating from the vehicles in Delhi is one of the main causes of pollution and it can be curbed by the Delhi government. At the same time, the CAG has also accused the previous government of not implementing options preventing pollution like monorail and light rail transit and electronic buses. The CAG report states that pollution from Delhi can be significantly reduced through public transport by reducing the use of private vehicles. However, he also said that the AAP government did not make any concerted efforts in this regard.
Delhi: Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa Says, “… If I talk about corruption, they (aap) built fake smog towers that did not last even a year. pic.twitter.com/dtkaldgz6u
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At the same time, Sirsa in the assembly, citing the DTC CAG report, said that the AAP government reduced the number of DTC buses in Delhi, forcing people to buy two -wheelers. The AAP government had to buy 1000 new electric buses but its tender was canceled. For relief from the pollution, the Smoke Tower was installed by the government at a cost of 22 crores and in a year it also rushed. Not only this, the Kejriwal government also spent Rs 54 crore to implement Odd Even.
