After the sudden spike in air pollution in Delhi after Diwali, the Supreme court of India has issued a notice to Delhi police commissioner.
It has demanded an "immediate" response from the Delhi government and police to the evident disregard of the Supreme Court’s ‘cracker ban’. Delhi’s air quality deteriorated to the higher end of the “very poor” category and was likely to inch close to the “severe” zone later on Friday.
At midnight on the day after Diwali (i.e., November 2), PM2.5 levels in Delhi hit a dangerous high of 603 micrograms per cubic metre, or 13 per cent more than each of the last two years. Diwali night also saw higher nitrogen dioxide levels, the Centre for Science and Environment said.
The Supreme Court, meanwhile, also directed the Punjab and Haryana governments to file affidavits detailing incidents of farm fires, or burning of agricultural waste, which releases pollutants into the air, from October 22 to 31. The next hearing has been set for November 14.
Delhi police and state have to give effective steps they plan to take against fire crackers. States near NCR have to also file affidavits as the neighbouring states are also allowing firecrackers into the city.
The central government was reprimanded over "toothless" environmental protection laws, with specific reference to the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) Act of 2021 that the court said had been passed sans any administrative machinery to ensure implementation. Towards that end, the court asked how long it would take for Section 15 of the EPA – which covers penalties for violating anti-pollution laws – to become operative again. The government said draft rules had been made and translation (into state languages) would take two weeks
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