A hearing is being held in the Supreme Court today to stop the rising air pollution in Delhi-NCR. A bench of Justice Abhay S Oak and Justice Augustine George Masih is hearing the case in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court asked the Delhi government that the ban on construction activities has been imposed, who is monitoring it? Is anyone visiting the site and checking it out?
Construction work is going on inside the court
On this, lawyer Gopal Sankaranarayan told the court that despite the implementation of GRAP-4, construction work is going on inside the Supreme Court. Stones are crumbling and dust is flying in the air. Justice Ok, showing seriousness about this, called the Secretary General of the Supreme Court.
Construction work should be stopped completely – Court
At the same time, the Supreme Court said that we will direct the states to form committees to ensure that no construction work takes place. The Supreme Court has directed the Delhi government to ensure that the construction work is stopped completely.
How are the strict provisions of GRAP-4 being implemented?
The Supreme Court asked the Delhi government to file an affidavit explaining how it is implementing the stringent provisions of GRAP-4. The Uttar Pradesh government told the Supreme Court that all schools have been closed since yesterday. GRAP-4 has been applied.
Stubble burning incidents after 2:30 p.m
Advocate Jyoti Mendiratta, appearing for the Delhi government, said NASA scientists are saying that most stubble burning incidents occur after 2:30 pm. Delhi government lawyer Sadan Farasat told the court that classes up to class 5 have been closed. Only online classes will run from class 5 to 9. Schools will be open for 10th and 12th standard as they are board students.
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