Pak’s Punjab govt requested Amarinder Singh to ban stubble burning

Team Udayavani, Nov 10, 2017, 11:43 AM IST

New Delhi: Pakistan’s Punjab government requested Indian Punjab CM Amarinder Singh to combat smog and put an end to stubble burning in the state.

Pakistan’s Punjab government posted a tweet, saying that the government has imposed a ban on stubble burning and would like Amarinder Singh to take similar measures to bring the situation under control.

The Pakistani province’s tweet came as a reply to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s tweet urging the CMs of Punjab (India) and Haryana to fix a time for a meeting to seek solution to the smog problem.

Singh firmly conveyed there’s nothing he can do to ease the situation and said a solution has to come from the Centre. Kejriwal asked if they can just talk. And Singh rebuffed him, reiterating that Punjab is “helpless”.

Delhi has been facing thick grey smog since Tuesday and the air quality has been at its lowest.