India, Dec. 24 -- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday agreed that pollution levels were alarming in the national capital, sharing that he gets an infection within 2 days of being in Delhi. The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways also acknowledged the role vehicle emissions play in adding to the pollution levels.

"If there is any true nationalism today, it lies in reducing imports and increasing exports. I hardly live here for two days and get an infection, Delhi is battling pollution," Gadkari said, and further asked why the air quality is down. Answering his own question, he said: "I am the transport minister. 40% of it (pollution) is because of us (vehicles)".

Nitin Gadkari was addressing an event in Delhi to launch a b...