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Farmers in Punjab and Haryana are nonetheless burning stubble, regardless of a lot clamor over the abrupt enhance in air air pollution in Delhi and different northern states. Supreme Court docket, in the meantime, has banned firecrackers forward of Diwali citing air air pollution as cause.
Drone footage from Ghanaur village in Patiala, Punjab, gave the impression to be spewing thick smoke, as reported by information company ANI on X previously often known as Twitter. Web customers questioned the efficacy of the Punjab authorities’s efforts to halt actions which can be elevating the AQI ranges along with criticizing the villagers.
Earlier from Punjab, it was reported {that a} authorities official was pressured to gentle up a pile of stubble in a distant village in Punjab the place he was despatched to advise the farmers towards the act.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court docket directed Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to make sure crop residue burning was stopped “forthwith”, saying it can’t let “people die” on account of air pollution.
“I am sorry, this is complete murder of health of people, there is no other phrase I have,” mentioned Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, who was heading the bench which additionally comprised Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia.
Taking a stern view of states attempting to shift blame to at least one one other for the air pollution, the bench noticed there can’t be “political battle” on a regular basis.
The apex courtroom’s observations got here a day after the Delhi authorities introduced its choice to implement odd-even visitors restriction plan from November 13, a day after Diwali, when air pollution ranges are more likely to shoot up even additional
Whereas listening to a matter pertaining to the debilitating air air pollution within the Delhi-Nationwide Capital Area (NCR), the bench flagged points like crop residue burning, vehicular air pollution and burning of waste within the open.
(with inputs from businesses)