ByPress Belief of India, New Delhi
Feb 03, 2025 10:59 PM IST
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan requested CAQM to seek the advice of the states, kind its personal suggestions, and submit them by March 17.
The Supreme Courtroom on Monday directed the Fee for Air High quality Administration (CAQM) to fulfill with the Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh governments to debate motion plans for tackling stubble burning.
The courtroom additionally addressed the difficulty of help for each day wagers affected by building bans, noting that Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Haryana had didn’t adjust to its earlier directives. (HT File)
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan requested CAQM to seek the advice of the states, kind its personal suggestions, and submit them by March 17.
Senior advocate Rahul Mehra, representing Punjab, careworn the necessity to persuade farmers that crop diversification is viable. He identified that whereas paddy enjoys assured procurement by the Meals Company of India, different crops like maize lack such insurance policies.
Punjab advocate normal Gurminder Singh reiterated the state’s dedication to curbing stubble burning however urged the courtroom to think about different air pollution sources in Delhi. He cited knowledge displaying Delhi’s air high quality index (AQI) remained at 400 even after farm fires ended on November 15.
The courtroom additionally addressed the difficulty of help for each day wagers affected by building bans, noting that Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Haryana had didn’t adjust to its earlier directives. It ordered the chief secretaries of those states to attend the subsequent listening to through video conferencing.
Earlier, the courtroom criticised Punjab and Haryana for gradual motion on stubble burning and known as for a long-term answer, together with real-time monitoring. It directed the Centre and CAQM to make use of geostationary satellites, somewhat than NASA’s polar-orbiting ones, for steady monitoring.
The Centre had beforehand opposed forming a committee of former Supreme Courtroom judges to supervise anti-pollution measures.
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