#JustIn | Centre to Supreme Court: Plan to shutdown power plants in Delhi NCR region till November 30.

#Delhi #AirPollution #AirQualityIndex

Delhi Air Pollution Case | SC Observes

▶️Delhi shouldn’t have to suffer with severe air quality for the govt to start acting

▶️Govt springs into action only after pollution hits and then takes ad-hoc measures

#AirPollution #Delhi

All schools in #Delhi to be closed from tomorrow till further orders, due to current #airpollution levels in the city: Environment Minister Gopal Rai (Agencies)

#AirPollution Case | Centre’s Affidavit

▶️Interim ban on truck entry; CNG, electric & essential good trucks exempt from ban
▶️Enforcement task force to be formed with power to take punitive & preventive action. 40 flying squads to be deployed to check for guideline enforcement

#AirPollution Case | Centre's Affidavit
▶️NCR industrial units not running on PNG, clean fuels will run only for 8 hrs on weekdays & remain shut on weekends
▶️All schools to remain closed in NCR, only online classes allowed till further orders

#AirPollution | Supreme Court tells central government to ensure that closure of thermal power plants doesn't affect power supply