In 8 Years, Pollution Dipped In Delhi, Development Didn't: Arvind Kejriwal

Whenever development happens, it is accompanied by pollution due to the felling of trees, road construction, and kicking of dust, among others, Arvind Kejriwal said.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said pollution levels have dipped in the city in the last eight years despite swift pace of development and the construction of schools, hospitals and flyovers.

Addressing a gathering at Thyagaraj Stadium on the occasion of World Environment Day, he asserted that both PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels "fell by 30 per cent" in 2022 compared to the figures in 2016.

Whenever development happens, it is accompanied by pollution due to the felling of trees, road construction, and kicking of dust, among others, he said.

"In Delhi, the pace of development has not gone down in the last eight years. Schools, hospitals and flyovers are being constructed," Kejriwal said, adding work on development has taken place at a swift pace.