Stepping into the raging debate on pollution, the Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine a suggestion to ban entry of all diesel-run trucks, except those carrying essential goods, into the national capital while asking the Centre to come up with \u201ccommon minimum acceptable programmes\u201d on the issue after consulting all stakeholders.The apex court also observed that it was \u201cvery embarrassing\u201d when visiting foreign dignitaries speak about the high pollution level.<\/p>\n
Coming out in support of Delhi Government\u2019s \u201codd and even number policy\u201d, allowing private cars to run on alternate days from January one, a Bench of Chief Justice T.S. Thakur and R. Banumathi said it was an \u201cemergency measure\u201c.<\/p>\n
Terming the rising pollution level in Delhi as \u201cvery serious\u201d, the bench advocated a \u201cmulti-pronged\u201d approach to deal with the situation.<\/p>\n
The intolerable limit of pollution is earning a \u201cbad name\u201d to Delhi as \u201cthe most polluted city in the world\u201d, it said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is very embarrassing for us when foreign dignitaries visiting Delhi speak about the capital\u2019s high pollution level,\u201d it said and gave example of a visiting judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) referring to the issue.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is very serious issue and we are earning a bad name in the world for Delhi being most polluted city,\u201d it said and agreed to examine the suggestion of senior advocate Harish Salve that as an interim measure, the entry of all kinds of diesel-run trucks into Delhi be banned for six weeks to see as to whether it makes \u201cperceptible\u201d change in the already worsened air quality.<\/p>\n
Mr. Salve, who is assisting the court as an amicus curiae in a 1984 PIL filed by environmentalist M C Mehta on the issue, said trucks, except those carrying essential goods into Delhi, can be banned in pursuance of the 2001 order of the apex court.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will be happy if you (Centre) can provide platform to all stakeholders to prevent the problem and come out with common minimum acceptable programmes…<\/p>\n
\u201cThere cannot be a single solution to this problem, there has to be multi\u2014pronged approach and suggestions to defuse pollution crisis. The odd and even number policy is only as an emergency measure,\u201d the bench said and sought views of all stakeholders, including the Centre, Delhi government, MCD and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).<\/p>\n
It asked the stakeholders to prepare a common minimum acceptable plan to address the issue of pollution and said that the absence of proper plan now getting reflected.<\/p>\n
Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for one of the three civic bodies, besides the diesel-run cars and trucks, building construction and burning of wastes pollute Delhi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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