Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday in Gorakhpur hinted that large-scale stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana were responsible for the severe air pollution in Delhi and adjoining areas of National Capital Region.
Speaking at a function at Gorakhpur’s Digvijay Nath Post Graduate College, Mr. Adityanath said that as soon as he landed in Ghaziabad from Lucknow, there was darkness everywhere. He said he felt extreme irritation in his eyes, pointing that when he left from Lucknow, the skies were clear.
Mr. Adityanath also said when he told people to check the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) satellite update on stubble burning it was found that Punjab and Haryana were responsible since the stubble burning was taking place in the States.
