Illogical, illegal and inconvenient.

"Delhi and its neighboring cities are experiencing pollution levels that are at least 30-35 times the safe limit recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Every year, Delhi and northern states battle hazardous air during the winter months of October to January due to plummeting temperatures, smoke,dust, low wind speed, vehicular emissions and crop stubble burning." Air Quality Index (AQI) level below 100 is considered safe for breathing but levels in parts of Delhi touched 500 yesterday. BBC. It is not just the air, our water is poisoned as well. "Toxic foam covers the Yamuna River in Kalindi Kunj (Delhi)." "Yamuna is a tributary of river Ganga, which...passes through states like Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh (UP)." Untreated sewage discharged into the river in UP is polluting it severely. Mint. "An investigative report by The New York Times, published on 09 November, has claimed that the waste-to-energy (WTE) plant in southeast Delhi's Okhla is exposing one million people of the area to highly toxic emissions containing cadmium, lead, arsenic and other deadly substances. Even the residual ash from the plant contains hazardous pollutants, which are dumped in a residential area in the neighborhood, it said." TOI. Why was the NYT monitoring pollution in Delhi? It is possible that the NYT was alerted secretly by Indians, terrified of being arrested and persecuted by a vengeful government. Dozens of opposition politicians have been arrested on unproven charges. The Wire. The NYT investigated AI and soil samples from 2019-2023 and found toxic substances which can cause "a rare form of Parkinson's Disease, fetal problems, brain developmental disorders and bone, kidney and heart disease." Internal government reports showed that "the plant pumped as much as 10 times the legal amount of dioxins" used by the US in the Vietnam war. NYT. Adding to the noxious air, around 1100 trees were chopped down allegedly by the Delhi Development Board (DDA) despite denial of permission by the Supreme Court. HT. The Court held the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi VK Saxena responsible for permitting the felling of trees by the DDA. The Hindu. The government has designed a Graded Action Plan (GRAP) which is enforced in four stages according to the severity of pollution. BS. The emphasis at every stage seems to be on punishing motor vehicles although 82% of PM2.5 emissions are caused by industrial activities and biomass burning by households for cooking and heating and only 7% of PM2.5 comes from automobiles, wrote Chandra Bhushan. Authorities want people to commute by buses to reduce the number of private vehicles in Delhi streets but the number of bus passengers has fallen from 2011-12. Irregular service and inconvenience are some reasons. Astonishingly, "a bus ride is nearly 15% more expensive than a car ride and 150% costlier than a twp-wheeler ride, making private transport more popular among the masses due to its affordability." The Print. A government plant is creating pollution, cutting trees is adding to it and buses are too expensive. They blame cars. Political expediency. Lying.