To disseminate the message of environment conservation and check pollution, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal along with all 39 BJP MLAs walked to Haryana Vidhan Sabha from the Chief Minister (CM) residence to attend the first day of Vidhan Sabha session Monday.
Talking to reporters on his way to Vidhan Sabha, Khattar said that he has decided to cover the the distance from his residence to Vidha Sabha on foot to generate awareness among the masses towards environment conservation. Giving slogan of “Paryavaran Bachao-Bhavishya Banao”, he said that people should make all out efforts to minimise the pollution as it would not only help them keeping good health but also make the environment clean and green.
On being asked about the problem of air pollution especially in the national Capital Region due to the burning of crop residue, he said as a result of the steps taken by the administration and support of people, the situation in Haryana has been considerably improved. In the last 24 hours, only 70 cases of burning of agriculture residue has been reported in Haryana which is much lower than the cases reported in the neighboring State of Punjab.
He said that an extensive mass awareness campaign has been launched in the State so as to further reduce the level of air pollution.
In reply to another query, the Chief Minister said that the States should refrain from playing blame game on the issue of air pollution as this problem is not confined to a particular state. The affected states should make joint efforts to address this problem; he said adding that apart from the burning of crop residue, several other factors like construction activities, vehicular traffic and burning of waste also significantly contribute in increasing
air pollution.
On being asked about the functioning of his government during its second consecutive term, the Chief Minister said that he would continue to work for resolving the problems of people and making their life much easier besides fulfilling all genuine demands of all sections of the society.
Asked about the BJP strategy to counter the opposition during the Vidhan Sabha Session, the Chief Minister said it is the work of Opposition to raise issues and we are ready to answer their every question they raisein the Aassembly.