Delhi Air Pollution Update: Air Quality Index Reached 357 Today
Hearing on the issue of increasing air pollution in Delhi-NCR was held in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The court told the central government that measures are taken when the weather is critical. Efforts should be made in advance to prevent air pollution. SC also said that this is the national capital, imagine what we are giving the signal to the world.
The Supreme Court said that it will not stop hearing the air pollution case and will not give a final order on it for now. The court said that keeping in view the gravity of the matter, it will continue to hear it. The court has fixed November 29 for the next hearing.
Asked to take necessary steps for the next 3 days
The court questioned the measures being taken by the central government. In response, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that the air quality is likely to improve in a few days. We will review the situation after 3 days. The court said to take necessary steps to reduce pollution for the next 3 days. The court said that if there is any improvement, then some of the bans can be lifted.
Entry of trucks was banned in Delhi
The Delhi government has issued 10 guidelines to deal with pollution. Under this, the entry of trucks carrying non-essential goods was banned in the city. Also, schools and colleges were closed till further orders. Apart from this, the employees were also ordered to work from home till Sunday.
'Red Light on Car Off' campaign
The Delhi government has also started the second phase of the 'Red Light on Car Off' campaign from Friday. Environment Minister Gopal Rai reached ITO Chowk and gave flowers to a bike driver standing at the traffic signal. He also requested the driver to turn off the engine when the traffic light is red.
Gopal Rai said that it has been found in the survey that only 30% of the air pollution in Delhi is from Delhi, while the remaining 70% of pollution comes from NCR and other states. He said that pollution from vehicles also plays a big role in this. This is the reason why we have extended this campaign for the next 15 days.
Stop arguing over Stubble Burning
On Wednesday, the matter of pollution was heard in the Supreme Court, in which the court asked the central and Delhi governments to stop disputes over the burning of stubble by farmers. The next hearing in the matter will be on November 24. Chief Justice NV Ramana said that if the government wants to talk to the farmers about stubble burning, then, of course, they should, but we do not want to impose any fine on the farmers.
Ramana said that It is very easy to comment on farmers, sitting in 5-7 star hotels in Delhi, but no one wants to understand why farmers have to burn stubble. More pollution than any other source is on TV channels. It spreads through debate. Everyone has an agenda there. We are trying to find a solution here.
