Congress MP Shashi Tharoor shares meme on air pollution, tweets 'Delhi is injurious to health'

Following a spike in the pollution level in the national capital, senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday posted a picture on his twitter handle which says 'Delhi is injurious to health'.

He posted a picture with Delhi's famous monument Qutub Minar in a cigarette box and some lines in Hindi which roughly translate to - How long will you live on cigarettes, bidis, and cigars. Just come and spend a few days in Delhi-NCR region: Delhi Tourism.

While, Some felt that it was politicising the issue. Others wanted different state governments to work together to tackle the problem.

Worth mentioning here that, the pollution level in the national capital remain in the severe category, as Air Quality Index (AQI) crossed 500 this morning as per the data collected from the Lodhi Road area of Delhi.

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This comes after the Environment Pollution (prevention & control) Authority (EPCA) declared a public health emergengy throughout Delhi NCR, with the pollution level setting foot on emergency category for the first time since January.

The EPCA had urged citizens to stay away from outdoor physical activities until further notice and also asked the people to wear masks when outdoors. The agency also stopped all construction activity till Tuesday and banned the bursting of crackers during the winters.

(With ANI Inputs)

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