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    THE SMOG WARS

    Feb 01, 2020 5 minutes
    BANDEEP SINGH
    SHEKHAR GHOSH

    Till the protests over the new Citizenship (Amendment) Act offered themselves as a more emotive election issue, it looked like Delhi’s inescapable, annual battle with pollution would also count for votes in the assembly polls due on February 8. While that threat seems to have receded, the air quality index (AQI) reading for Delhi has only improved from ‘Hazardous’ then to ‘Very Poor’ now.

    Union Environment Minister PRAKASH JAVADEKAR and Delhi Chief Minister ARVIND KEJRIWAL spoke separately to Group Editorial Director Raj Chengappa and Deputy Editor Shwweta Punj on how they were tackling the key pollution challenges confronting the national capital. Excerpts:

    Q. What are the main causes of pollution in the national capital?

    PRAKASH JAVADEKAR: There are four to five components of pollution—vehicular, dust management, biomass burning and industries. The composition is different in each city, hence we have a National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) which comprises city-specific plans. These plans have various stakeholders,

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