Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the Covid-19 situation in the national Capital should come under control in 7-10 days and that his Government is going to take several preventive measures in the coming days.
Kejriwal said the pollution is the biggest reason behind the surge in the number of corona cases.
“The corona was under control in Delhi until last week. I want to appeal to the Supreme Court and the Centre, and Punjab, Haryana, UP Governments along with all agencies to act on resolving the problem of pollution. There is a very easy and cost-effective solution available and so now no Government can say there is no alternative to the problem. The report says it just costs `30 per acre, which can be given out of a State’s own budget,” the Delhi CM said.
Kejriwal said pollution is the “biggest” reason behind the spike in coronavirus cases in the city. “Covid-19 cases have been increasing for the last few days. I am also concerned about it. We have been taking all appropriate measures to control it. We are considering taking more steps next week,” he said during a Press conference.
Citing a report, Kejriwal also said the anti-stubble solution prepared by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, decomposed 70 to 95 per cent of crop residue in 24 villages in Delhi.
Delhi recorded 7,053 fresh Covid-19 cases in a day, taking the infection tally in the national capital to over 4.67 lakh on Thursday, while 104 more fatalities in a same period, the highest in over five months, pushed the death toll to 7,332, authorities said.
The national Capital recorded its highest single-day spike of 8,593 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, while 85 deaths linked to the disease were recorded on that day.