Gurgaon: The government Haryana has ordered all industries, except those who ran in CNG and other green fuel, to remain closed until 30 November after worrying about the level of pollution throughout the NCR.
Two thermal power plants, with a total capacity of 450MW, in Panipat will also remain closed for now.
In a written statement to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, the Haryana government also promised to stop burning stumps for the next two weeks and said educational institutions would remain closed until further orders.
Affidavit, detailing the steps taken by the Haryana government, in response to the petition submitted in the APEX court by a 17-year-old Delhi student, who expressed concern at a deteriorating level of pollution in the region.
Officials said they had asked all district judges to take “aggressive actions” to reduce pollution in their area.
“At present, we focus on the closure of the pollution industry, keeping the incidence of burning stumps under control and urging people to work from home.
We will take more aggressive steps if air quality remains bad next week too.
On Wednesday, we submitted A written statement with the Supreme Court about what steps we take now and what we plan to do in the long run, such as providing adequate machines to farmers.
We will take all the steps suggested by the Air Quality Management Commission (CAQM ) In NCR and a side by side, “said S.
Narayana, Secretary at the State Pollution Control Agency Haryana (HSPCB).
But experts say the direction of Caqm about how to reduce pollution comes rather late.
“They should have issued a direction earlier this month.
According to our analysis, air quality here tends to remain” severe “or” very poor “on several occasions until December and January.
We urge Caqm to place emergency steps throughout the year, every time the quality The air drops to a very bad level, “said Tanushree Ganguly, leading the program at the Energy Council, Environment and Water).
“Authorities must also take pre-emptive actions based on estimates.
Enforcement agencies must ensure that there is a prohibition of heavy vehicles and industry and power plants closed.
There should be a limit on the movement of private vehicles.
Jcutting down on intra-city vehicle traffic will not only reduce Emissions but also walk away in suspending dust particles, “he added.
The factory owner, however, felt they were victims.
Manmohan Gaind, Vice President of the Manesarean Industry Welfare Association (MIWA), said the government must take adequate steps throughout the year instead of closing the factory whenever there was a crisis.