'Forget odd prescriptions, let’s be even in our solutions': Kapil Sibal on Delhi pollution

As the national capital continues to reel in bouts of pollution, Congress leader Kapil Sibal took a jibe at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the severity of the situation. After getting a lot of flak over not extending the Odd-Even rule in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that a final call on the extension of this rule will be taken on Monday stating that the "Air quality is predicted to improve over the next two-three days." Taking to his Twitter, Sibal stated the situation to be a repercussion of our own wrong-doing. He then obliquely asked the government to take serious measures to eradicate the problem.

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Odd-Even Scheme

As pollution levels in the national capital hovered close to emergency levels, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday stated that the Delhi government will make a decision whether or not to continue the Odd-Even scheme on November 18. CM Kejriwal addressing the press stated, "As per weather forecasts, air quality in Delhi is set to improve in the next two to three days. If the air quality does not improve, we will make a decision on extending the Odd-Even scheme on November 18."

The Supreme Court, on November 13, criticised the Centre over deteriorating air quality in Delhi and asked the government to find a solution to the problem of air pollution. It asked the Centre to explore Hydrogen based fuel technology to find a solution to reduce air pollution in North India and Delhi-NCR. In reply, the Centre also told the Supreme Court that it is exploring technology, including that from Japan and is trying to tackle air pollution. Furthermore, it has been decided that the Centre will submit a report on the issue by December 3.

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