NGT directs govt to submit its views on air pollution in Delhi


The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday directed the Union transport ministry to submit its views on what is contributing to air pollution in Delhi. Reacting to the Centre's previous affidavits which stated that transport isn't the major contributor to poor air quality, the NGT bench headed by chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the ministry to come back on Tuesday with substantive arguments on what could be causing such severe air pollution.

Sanjay Upadhyay, petitioner Vardhaman Kaushik's lawyer, highlighted how the ministry and other agencies have been dodging action to control sources of air pollution. "Nothing has happened since last October. There are no substantial submissions and everybody, especially the transport ministry, is in a mode of denial. We have to accept that norms for polluting old vehicles are very lax. We have made our submissions to NGT on this."...........Read more


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