Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has directed Environment Minister Imran Hussain to take up the issue of crop burning and its detrimental effects on the air quality of the national Capital over the last few days with the Governments of Punjab and Haryana.
The development comes on a day when the Punjab Pollution Control Board directed its staff to take action against farmers involved in the illegal practice of paddy stubble burning which, it said, is posing serious threat to the environment. Kejriwal also asked the Environment Department to look for measures to prevent the creation of smog and has convened a meeting of all concerned departments and organisations on Wednesday.