A bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Judges DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant will hear the plea.
New Delhi:
The Supreme Court is hearing a case in the public interest about the worrying situation in Delhi due to air pollution. The court said the weather department had notified that the air quality would worsen again. “We can’t go with the wind. What steps should be taken?” it asks the center.
Previously, the court ordered the center and state governments to comply with all measures announced by the Air Quality Management Commission.
It also observed that the televised debates are causing more air pollution than anything else and that everyone has their own agenda while adjudicating cases related to increasing air pollution gas in Delhi-NCR.
A bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Judges DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant are hearing the appeal today.
The Center has proposed a series of measures including a ban on all trucks entering Delhi except for those carrying essential goods, closing schools and 50% attendance at GNCTD offices to reduce pollution. air pollution.
This morning, Delhi’s air quality falls into the very poor category as low temperatures and slow surface winds have facilitated the accumulation of pollutants. The city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was 357 at 9am.
Here are the live updates on the Delhi Air Pollution hearing:
There was a media report saying that because of the elections in Punjab, no fines were imposed (to control pollution), senior campaigner Vikas Singh told the Supreme Court.
“We cannot micromanage fines,” the court replied.
Mr. Singh added: “The incentives are also not being paid to the farmers. They do nothing.”
Air pollution in Delhi NCR: Chief Vikas Singh appeared for petitioner telling SC that according to a media report this year due to polls in Punjab, fines are not imposed to please farmers people. SC says they don’t care about this and it can’t micromanage such things
– ANI (@ANI) November 24, 2021
Attorney General Tushar Mehta, who appeared at the Center, said the air quality index on November 16 was 403 and today it is 260.
The Supreme Court said it was due to the wind. “The weather department says it’s going to get worse again. We can’t go downwind. What steps should be taken?”
Mr. Mehta said that the construction restrictions have not been lifted in Delhi.
Delhi’s air quality falls into the very poor category this morning as low temperatures and slow surface winds allow pollutants to accumulate. The city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was 357 at 9am.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 9.2 degrees Celsius, the lowest this season so far. The maximum temperature that can be stabilized is around 27 degrees Celsius.
Strong winds on Sunday and Monday resulted in improved air quality.
The 24-hour average AQI was 290 on Tuesday, the second best AQI this month since Nov. 1 (281). Delhi saw very poor or severe air quality on the rest of the days.
While hearing the plea regarding air pollution in Delhi and surrounding areas last week, the Supreme Court said the debates on TV news channels are causing much pollution. than anyone whose statements in court were taken out of context.
The bench observation came when Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appeared at the center to raise the issue on televised debates, claiming he misled the court about the contribution of straw burning. cause air pollution.
The court has said that everyone has their own agenda and that statements are made out of context in these arguments.
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