Delhi government urges locals to use public transport to curb air pollution

Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on November 17 appealed neighbouring states to take pollution seriously and said that the government had sent a proposal to District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) to allow standing passengers in buses, and metro. He said, “Delhi government taking all measures to curb pollution. Pollution problem is not Delhi-centric, it has to do with NCR, UP, Haryana and other adjoining states. Concrete steps should be taken by them. I request all Delhiites to cooperate and shift to public transport.”