New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- Amid the high air pollution levels in Delhi, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said the smoke arising from stubble burning by farmers in Punjab doesn't even reach the national capital. For smoke to travel from Punjab to Delhi in 10 days, it requires wind blowing from North to South at a speed of 30 kmph, which never happens, the CM said.

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, on 17 November, attacked the Punjab government over stubble burning at the Northern Zonal Council meeting, chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah, in Faridabad.

Mann also highlighted that even before paddy harvesting started in Punjab, Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) reached over 400.

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