A hearing is being held today in the Supreme Court to curb the rising air pollution in Delhi-NCR. A bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oak and Justice Augustin George Masih is hearing the case in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court asked why construction activities have been banned. Who is monitoring this? Is anyone visiting the site and checking?
Work continues inside the field
On this, advocate Gopal Shankaranarayanan told the court that construction work is still going on inside the Supreme Court. Stones break and dust flies through the air. Judge Oak was serious about this and summoned the secretary general of the Supreme Court.
Construction work should stop completely – Court
The Supreme Court said we will direct states to form committees to ensure that no construction work is carried out. The Supreme Court directed the Delhi government to ensure that construction work was stopped completely.
How are the strict provisions of GRAP-4 being implemented?
The Supreme Court asked the Delhi government to file an affidavit explaining how it is implementing the strict provisions of GRAP-4. The Uttar Pradesh government informed the Supreme Court that all schools were closed since yesterday. GRAP-4 has been implemented.
Incidents of stubble burning after 2:30 p.m.
Advocate Jyoti Mendiratta, representing the Delhi government, said NASA scientists say that most incidents of stubble burning occur after 2:30 pm. Delhi government lawyer Sadan Farasat told the court that classes up to class 5 have been closed. Only online classes will be held from grades 5 to 9. Schools will remain open for classes 10th and 12th as they are boarding students.
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