New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the Delhi government about the steps to combat air pollution in the city.
The SC statement came when the Delhi government stated that it would sanction “whatever money” of the city company which was required to add a fleet of mechanical road sweeping vehicles to curb pollution of dust, the main contributor to the toxicity of ambient air pollution.
When the center, through lawyers General Tushar Mehta, praised the Delhi government’s efforts in intensifying water sprinkles and the spread of mechanical road sweeping machines, CJI NV Ramana bench and Dy Chandrachud judge and Surya Kant said the Government AAP statement blamed the farmers stated that the burning of stumps was the main cause for The worsening air quality in Delhi even when scientific studies show that dust, industry, vehicle traffic and fuel power plants are the main contributors.
Taking pollution caused by dust particles, the bench asked Delhi’s advice on the government Rahul Mehra whether the 69 mechanical road sweeping machines were adequate to minimize pollution caused by sweeping almost 8,500 km of roads in the city.
“What steps do you take to control air pollution because of dust particles?” It asks.
“City corporation is the one who does the task swept the road,” Mehra answered.
“This is an independent autonomous body.
This is for the Company and the Mayor to submit a written statement stating whether the number of machines is adequate.” Cji said, “There are always several reasons or others who can be given when work is not done.
You pass money to the city corporation .
“” the reason paralyzed like this will force us to seek out and conduct an audit investigation into the total income you collect and what you spend for a slogan popularity instead of taking care of people, “said Justice Kant.
Judge Chandrachud asked Mehra what the government could do to increase the number of machines in the next 24 hours.
Mehra said that there was a commitment from the top level, including the Governor of Lieutenant and the Government of Delhi, to do “whatever needed”.
Judge Kant reminded the Delhi government that the city company before SC in several other cases and begged that they did not even have money to pay salaries to their staff.
After speaking to the officials concerned, Mehra assured the court that “the Delhi government will immediately spend funds as and when the city corporation tells this about the additional requirements of road sweeping machines.
We are committed to doing anything that makes it possible to ensure clean air for Delhi.” He said they would come out with the figure tomorrow.
“Whatever the steps of The Center want countries to take, almost all have been taken by the Delhi government …
We will take whatever steps are needed in the next 24-48 hours.
We have forbidden all construction activities,” added Mehra.
The bench then observed that, “Even SG has said that you do the best, but you might need to take more steps.
There are other areas too.
If construction takes place in NCR, countries must take steps.
Delhi doesn’t mean all NCR.” Mehra then shows that the Delhi government wants to have locking and SC and the center must consider that for the entire NCR to stop vehicle pollution effectively.
“There should be one cohesive effort to reduce air pollution,” he said.