Haryana ex-CM urges Centre for artificial rain to fight NCR pollution

Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda urged the Centre to explore artificial rain to combat rising pollution in the NCR, warning against blaming farmers. He said stubble burning incidents are negligible this season. Hooda also questioned GRAP's effectiveness and called for coordinated action on industrial emissions. Rohtak's AQI entered the hazardous category on Thursday evening.