Letter.

My letter in The National UAE on 18 Nov 21 A holistic approach to solving Delhi's smog problem Our readers have their say on pollution, Expo 2020 Dubai and Jordan's royal family The National Nov 18, 2021 This is in reference to Taniya Dutta's article Farmers blamed for air pollution in Delhi seek green land-clearance solutions (November 16): to blame just one group of people for Delhi's smog is both myopic and fruitless. We need to consider a number of contributing factors, ranging from stubble burning by farmers in regions around Delhi to vehicular emissions to solid waste burning and soil and road dust in the city. There seem to be two reasons why this years-long problem has not been resolved. First is the lack of political will, especially as Delhi and its neighbouring states are governed by different parties that are adversarial towards one another. Second, the concerned ministries and government departments appear to be working in silos rather than together. Joined-up thinking is the need of the hour. K Ragavan, Bengaluru, India