A complete lockdown is required to control air pollution in Delhi: Submission of Delhi Government to the Supreme Court

On the issue of pollution in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court has urged the state government of Delhi and the Center to take immediate action. The state government of Delhi had demanded a complete lockdown and at the same time demanded that the neighboring states take appropriate action. The Supreme Court has recommended to the Central Government to convene an emergency meeting on the issue. The Delhi pollution case will be heard on Wednesday.
The Kejriwal government in Delhi had told the Supreme Court that a complete lockdown was needed to improve air quality in Delhi-NCR. If the lockdown is implemented, air pollution will be brought under control, but at the same time, lockdown should be imposed in other neighboring states of Delhi or appropriate measures should be taken. Otherwise, the Delhi lockdown will not be affected.
On the issue, the apex court has urged the central government to convene an emergency meeting with the concerned states. Apart from Delhi, the apex court has directed the states like UP, Haryana and Punjab to take immediate action on the issue. Not only that, the Delhi government was also slapped. The apex court had told the Delhi government that air pollution would be brought under control if immediate action was taken instead of slapping others.
Apart from that, the apex court rejected the argument that burning straw in farms increases pollution and observed that burning straw in farms only increases air pollution by 10 per cent. The court said the current air pollution was caused by dust. The court has asked the Delhi government to clarify at the next hearing how many dust cleaning machines the state government has installed. What steps are taken to remove dust and dirt from the road? In response to such a question, the advocate of the Delhi government said that the system comes under the Delhi Municipal Corporation. That answer was slammed by the Supreme Court.
On behalf of the Delhi government, the apex court was told that at present there are eight machines in the capital and the state government as well as the lieutenant governor are committed to install more machines in the near future. Criticizing the statement, the court said that all are committed, but tell me, when will the machine come and how many will come? The apex court has also asked for an answer in the next hearing. Further hearing of the case will be held in the Supreme Court on Wednesday after the central government convenes a meeting.