The Supreme Court has requested the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to look at proposals from both the public and experts in order to find a permanent solution to the air pollution woes that are plaguing the Delhi-NCR region, as per The Indian Express.?
Chief Justice NV Ramana headed the bench which instructed that the suggestions received should be considered by an expert group constituted by the Commission. Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant were also on the bench.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the court that deliberations were held with all those who had filed applications. He added that companies manufacturing life-saving equipment are allowed to use diesel gensets as are Dairy and medical manufacturing.?
He went on to say that industries were allowed for eight hours but some need to continue to operate.
¡°So we have limited it to five days a week and staggered it further,¡± he said.?
The quality of the air in Delhi is just going from bad to worse.?
Emissions from vehicles have emerged as the biggest contributor to particulate pollution in Delhi, a new analysis from the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has said.?
According to the study, the real-time share of vehicular emissions had increased to more than 50 per cent during the early phase of winter (October 24-November 8, 2021).?
The conclusion was drawn based on data gathered by the Decision Support System for Air Quality Management of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) in Pune.?
"The analysis clearly shows vehicles' contribution is half or more. This is followed by household pollution (12.5-13.5 per cent), industry (9.9-13.7 per cent), construction (6.7-7.9 per cent), waste burning and road dust (each varied between 4.6-4.9 per cent and 3.6-4.1 per cent, respectively)," it said.?
Stubble burning is another reason why the air gets bad at this time of the year and the pandemic is not helping either.?
One hopes some solution comes soon. People are already in a gas chamber, they cannot afford for it to get any worse.
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