The schools are closed in Delhi due to pollution and they are being run online for the students due to air pollution.The Supreme Court agreed to urgently list on November 18 a plea seeking enforcement of measures to check pollution in the national capital after it was told that Delhi should not become the most polluted city in the world.
A bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Augustine George Masih agreed to list the matter after senior advocate Aprajita Singh, who has been appointed as amicus curiae, requested for urgent hearing looking at the prevailing situation in Delhi.
Since yesterday we have been in severe mode. Just to avoid this situation, this court has asked them to take preemptive action. They have not done anything. We should not become the most polluted city in the world,” Ms Singh told the bench.
Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai had said that GRAP-3 would not be imposed yet as the situation was expected to improve from Friday.
But he stressed that the Delhi government would strictly implement GRAP-2 measures to prevent further deterioration of air quality.
“We will review all current action plans and campaigns and enhance enforcement efforts to prevent pollution levels from reaching emergency levels, he added.
