CJI Ramana was responding to UP govt's assertion that pollution in north India is happening due to industries in Pakistan
The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Delhi government for opening of schools amid the rising air pollution levels in the city."When the government implemented work from home for adults then why children are being forced to go to school," the SC asked Delhi government.We feel there is nothing happening, in spite of air pollution levels rising in Delhi, the Court observed while hearing today.Delhi government reopened the schools on November 29 for all the classes despite the increasing air pollution level.
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"Such absolute blanket bans unnecessarily trample upon rights and livelihoods of lakhs of building workers, without contributing even an iota towards reducing air pollution," the plea said.
However, the decision arrived at has been kept under wraps as the officials felt that it needs to be informed in the Supreme Court first before making it public.
The effective farm fire count for yesterday was 3125, contributing to 10 per cent of Delhi's PM2.5.
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The national capital recorded a 24-hour average AQI of 330 on Sunday as against 437 the previous day as emissions from farm fires in Haryana and Punjab dropped significantly
According to Sisodia, one needs to work at multiple levels to reduce pollution in Delhi.
The air quality of Delhi improved to 'very poor' from the 'severe' category on Sunday, with the AQI being recorded at 338.
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Delhi's AQI improved slightly on Saturday due to higher wind speed, which is expected to flush out pollutants further over the next two days
Fireworks led to major changes in PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations in Delhi, DPCC said
Delhi's overall air quality deteriorated on Tuesday but remained in the "very poor" category with six of the 38 stations recording "severe" air quality, government agencies said.
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Air pollution levels in the national capital significantly improved on Tuesday with several parts of the city reporting Air Quality Index in the 'satisfactory' category.
Delhi government is running the 'Red Light Campaign' to put a check on the toxic emissions
A layer of haze lingered over the national capital and its suburbs, with raging farm fires and a fall in the wind speed and temperatures pushing air quality to the worst levels in around a year
Under the American system, only PM 2.5 values are taken to determine the level of pollution and the AQI number