CM hits a green note as House session ends

Promoting electric vehicles and increasing public transport, besides undertaking plantation drives and scientific set-ups to monitor air and dispose of e-waste, are among the government's key agendas to combat air pollution, chief minister Rekha Gupta said in her concluding remarks in the Delhi Assembly on Wednesday.

- Alok KN Mishra

She said there will be 11,000 buses on Delhi roads by 2026, seven million saplings planted this year, six air quality monitoring stations set up, 1,000 yearround water sprinklers installed and a new eco-park set up to dispose of e-waste scientifically, concluding a discussion on the CAG report on pollution tabled in the House a day before.

"Currently, 6,484 buses operate in Delhi, whereas 11,000 are required. The Supreme Court has also emphasised the necessity of strengthening public transportation. The government remains committed to fulfilling this objective to ensure accessible, environmentally friendly public transport. Additionally, legal measures will be taken to recover shares of the DIMTS that were previously sold for a nominal sum of 10 crore," she said, highlighting shortcomings in the CAG report.