The AAP government has faced lot of criticism for not taking enough steps to get a viable public transport going in the national capital. (File photo: Indian Express)

Even as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi put blame on Centre for allegedly taking away land meant for bus depots in the national capital, an RTI reply has revealed that the Arvind Kejriwal-led government has rented bus depots to a number of private operators as a parking lot. The RTI reply is quite significant given the fact that the national capital is engulfed with smog in last days, Firstpost reported. The AAP government has faced lot of criticism for not taking enough steps to get a viable public transport going in the national capital that would encourage commuters to give up their private vehicles in favour of buses and metro. The capital needs more CNG buses as Delhi and its surrounding places continue to remain under the thick layer of smog that formed because of a number of factors, including automobile emissions, the Delhi High Court told the AAP government earlier this week.

Earlier on Wednesday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met his Haryana counterpart ML Khattar, after which both leaders agreed to take a number of steps prevent recurrence of smog in the National Capital Region (NCR) in the winter next year, as per the joint statement issued by both, Indian Express said.

The meeting between both leaders was held to discuss issues related to stubble burning and vehicular pollution. The Haryana CM also raised issues concerning roads and water between the two governments. He also urged Kejriwal to ask the departments concerned to take quick action on these issues, the paper said further.

After the meeting, Haryana Government said that the Delhi chief minister has agreed to develop a road link from Ashram Chowk to Badarpur and automation of tax collection at the entry point in Delhi from Gurgaon on NH-48 in order to prevent congestion of traffic.

As per the press release issued by the Haryana government, Kejriwal said he would personally see that these works executed on a priority. On his part, Khattar also raised the issue of incomplete construction of Delhi’s portion of the road connecting Northern Peripheral Road (NPR) in Gurgaon with Dwarka, Indian Express added further.