India, March 26 -- Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said that improving Delhi's air and water quality are top priorities for her government, as she announced an outlay of Rs.506 crore for the environment and forest departments in her budget speech.

Gupta, who also holds the finance portfolio, said Delhi will get six new continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations (CAAQMS) to measure air quality, taking the total number of such stations in the capital to 46. She also announced that 32 new real-time water quality monitoring stations will be installed in the city to monitor water pollution.

"Keeping the air quality of Delhi and water resources clean and protected is one of the top priorities of our government. Delhi is facing s...