NewDelhi: Veteran actor turned politician Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday questioned the Clean India Movement at a time when even foreign media outlets are highlighting the alarming levels of pollution in Delhi. Taking a dig at what he termed were ‘knee-jerk reactions’, he said opinions of experts and professionals must be sought to tackle the problem.
Sinha, through his tweet, said that it was high-time effective measures were put in place. “Delhi@most polluted city. Have some experts & professional ON rather than stopping thousands of trucks at the Delhi border@Knee Jerk reaction.Another sanitation hazard (sic),” he wrote on the microblogging website.
The 71-year-old, who has shared a tumultuous relationship with the BJP, was referring to the move to ban trucks carrying non-essential commodities from entering Delhi in a bid to control air pollution. These and other measures like ban on open construction have, however, failed to improve air quality in the National Capital Region (NCR).
The NCR though is not alone in breathing poison. Several cities in northern India have had very poor air quality for most parts of November. While medical experts have called it a health emergency, and environmental experts have repeatedly sounded alarm bells, remedial measures on the ground remain few and far in between.
Bureau Report
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