Delhi air quality worsens ahead of Diwali
\n\nNew Delhi: Delhi's air quality has deteriorated sharply in just five days, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) rising from 60 on October 30 to nearly 400 on November 5. As the national capital battles worsening pollution, a political blame game has erupted, with Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa blaming Punjab's stubble burning and accusing Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of misleading people.
\n\nAddressing the media at the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) in Shastri Park on Thursday, Sirsa challenged Mann's claims about paddy harvesting and stubble burning. He said 77 per cent of the stubble had already been burnt, according to data from the Punjab government itself.
\n\n"Yesterday, Bhagwant Mann held a press conference and falsely claimed that the harvesting of paddy has not yet begun; however, according to the data provided by his own government, 77 per cent of the stubble (parali) has already been burnt," he said.
\n\nSirsa highlighted the sharp deterioration in Delhi's air quality over four days, questioning how pollution levels had risen so quickly.
\n\n"On October 30, the AQI in Delhi was 60; it rose to 117 on October 31, and by November 4, it reached…
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