US Edition‘CAQM Failing in Its Duty’: SC Raps Central Pollution Body over Toll Plaza Closures at Delhi Borders
The Supreme Court ordered CAQM to report on Delhi's worsening air pollution causes within two weeks, citing an average AQI of 293 and emphasizing expert-driven, transparent solutions.
- On Tuesday, the Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant directed the Commission for Air Quality Management to identify pollution causes and report in two weeks.
- Reprimanding CAQM, the Bench said its two-month adjournment request after the January 2 meeting was unacceptable and observed the body was failing in its duty.
- The Bench asked experts to evaluate construction activity and vehicular emissions and to quantify each factor's share, noting estimates that vehicles contribute nearly 40 per cent, including the toll plaza issue.
- The court required public disclosure of expert findings, ordering that they be placed in the public domain and public suggestions invited, while directing CAQM to plan phased long-term solutions for major contributors.
- Data show Delhi's average AQI at 293 with Chandni Chowk at 352, and the court cautioned against disproportionately blaming farmers, noting clearer skies during the pandemic despite high stubble burning.
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Central Pollution Body Pulled Up By Supreme Court Over Tardiness, Adjournment
The Commission for Air Quality Management or CAQM, was strongly reprimanded by the Supreme Court today, which said the pollution body was not taking the issues raised by the court seriously.
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The New Indian ExpressSC says central pollution watchdog 'failing in its duty' after it seeks 2-month adjournment on toll plaza issue
New Delhi, Jan 6 (PTI) Observing that the CAQM is failing in its duty, the Supreme Court on Tuesday rapped the central pollution watchdog for seeking a two-month adjournment on the issue of temporary closure or relocation of toll plazas at Delhi borders to ease traffic congestion. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) […]
Delhi pollution: CAQM failing in its duty, says Supreme Court after watchdog seeks 2-month adjournment on toll plaza issue
A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed the Commission of Air Quality Management (CAQM) to convene a meeting of experts in two weeks and submit a report on major causes of the worsening pollution.
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