Central Pollution Body Pulled Up By Supreme Court Over Tardiness, Adjournment

The Commission for Air Quality Management or CAQM, was strongly reprimanded by the Supreme Court today, which said the pollution body was not taking the issue, or the court's suggestions,  seriously. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant asked whether the CAQM had identified the causes of air pollution in Delhi and questioned the plan to address pollution caused by heavy vehicles and ongoing construction activities in the NCR.

Expressing displeasure, the Chief Justice said the expert body should identify the causes of pollution point by point and not just blame farmers. "The highest stubble burning occurred during the COVID pandemic, but at the same time, people in Delhi saw blue skies," he said.