Pollution in Delhi: Cong MP goes to Parliament wearing mask

Pollution in Delhi: Cong MP goes to Parliament wearing mask

PTIUpdated: Friday, May 31, 2019, 08:16 PM IST
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(FILES)In this photograph taken on October 16, 2015, pedestrians make their way across a footbridge over a steady stream of vehicles crowding an avenue during the evening rush hour in New Delhi. Private vehicles will only be allowed on Delhi's roads on alternate days from January, authorities said December 4, 2015, as the capital tries to curb choking levels of pollution. The Delhi government will also increase public transport in the city and shut down a coal-fired power station in the state, said chief secretary KK Sharma. AFP PHOTO/ROBERTO SCHMIDT/FILES |

New Delhi: A Congress member today came to Parliament wearing a mask to draw attention to deteriorating air quality and pollution in Delhi. “Today, I thought I will walk to Parliament, but after reading reports in the newspaper that PM (particulate matter) level has increased drastically, I came wearing the mask,” Congress MP from Assam Gourav Gogoi told reporters.

He said he had also raised the issue of air quality in Delhi in the last session. “We had asked the central minister last year about the air quality index. And that time we had said that only measuring the air quality won’t be enough. We have to make the people aware so that they can decide on how much time they want to spend outside and inside,” he said.

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