By Admin 
Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi had appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to deal with the increased pollution in Delhi-NCR. The next day, i.e. Saturday (November 29, 2025), he criticized the ways of dealing with the pollution crisis. He said that government officials should come out of the sanitized meeting rooms and see the reality of smoke-filled roads.
Kiran Bedi has also shared a blueprint regarding the problem of Delhi pollution. The former IPS officer termed the deteriorating air quality of the national capital as a public health emergency on social media platform X. Kiran Bedi said that governance cannot be remote-controlled. It must stand in the dust, breathe the same air and work diligently.
Kiran Bedi had made this appeal to PM Modi
This statement of Kiran Bedi comes a day after she made a public appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in which she appealed to PM Modi to personally intervene and lead efforts to reduce air pollution in Delhi. He had said, ‘Sir, please forgive me for my repeated request, but I have seen your extremely effective Zoom sessions during my tenure as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. How you motivated everyone to work in a timely manner and meet the national challenges and everyone was excited to meet the deadlines and set targets. He said that the Prime Minister’s participation in this critical problem will give confidence to the citizens.
He said in his ex-post, ‘If all the agencies play their respective roles with leadership, visibility, continuity and coordination, then air pollution in Delhi-NCR can be effectively controlled.’
Kiran Bedi’s plan to deal with pollution in Delhi-NCR
Demanding a paradigm shift in the way air pollution in Delhi and NCR is tackled, former IPS officer Kiran Bedi shared her blueprint, which she described as a well-thought-out and responsibly thought-out plan, which includes,
- To ensure strict compliance of national standards and fuel rules by MoEFCC.
- To ensure uniform guidelines for CAQM across NCR.
- PMO to coordinate between all major ministries.
- Chief Ministers, Chief Secretaries and Director Generals of Police of the states should lead the effective implementation of the rules.
- The District Magistrate should lead the field execution on daily basis.
- Municipal bodies, police and pollution control boards are involved in ensuring waste management, dust control, traffic management and industrial compliance.
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