Government officials suffer from policy-paralysis on air pollution: Supreme

"They are waiting for the Supreme Court's order to reduce pollution levels in Delhi-NCR."

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 17) slammed the country's officials for suffering from "policy paralysis" and "India" (policy paralysis and inefficiency), and as if growing in Delhi-NCR. Waiting for the Supreme Court (its order) to reduce the level of air pollution.

Expressing dissatisfaction over the steps taken by the Center and the governments of Delhi, Haryana and Punjab to reduce pollution, Chief Justice Shri N.V. The bench, headed by Ramanna, further said, "Apart from measures like 'work from home', 'car-pooling' and 'sprinkling' from the authorities, we expect more action to be taken only by the Supreme Court." They do not expect to be left to fend for themselves. "

"As a judge, I can see that inefficiency is spreading in the bureaucracy and she is suffering from policy paralysis, and this court wants to do everything. It is as if we are giving orders to do everything like putting out the fire, taking buckets, and spraying the fountains, "said the Chief Justice on behalf of the Government of India, to Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who was present.

In this bench of the Supreme Court, the sitting Justice Dhananjay Y. Chandrachud and Suryakant said, "This is an unfortunate situation in which the bureaucracy has fallen. "We will not do anything," he says. The court gives guidance, and we will only sign, and the court has given that guidance ... the bureaucracy and the bureaucrats have the same attitude. "

"When Delhi is completely paralyzed, this court is forced to intervene. Tell us, what were the Center and the States doing in the other days of the year? When a house catches fire, you go out to dig a well ... We have to intervene just because Delhi and parts of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab, which are touching it, are included in this. Otherwise, it is up to the High Court to look into it, "he said.

The apex court had criticized the solicitor general of the Indian government for not giving "strict guidelines" such as allowing central government employees to work from home, including Delhi and NCR. Complete "lock-down" in areas of touch. Mehta made the request on Tuesday in view of the fact that the meteorological department had said that due to the change in winds, the situation would improve by Sunday, the court said.

The bench, accompanied by senior counsel Vikas Singh, who appeared on behalf of 18-year-old Aditya Dubey, agreed with the submission that the emissions from the power plant were a law to curb dust and industrial and construction activities.

However, the court said, "You can ask the authorities to use public transport instead of private vehicles, as vehicles are the biggest cause of pollution." You say, we ask people to use 'car-pool' (participant motor), but who will implement it? It is decided on the motor holder.

On Monday, the apex court, giving a four-hour deadline, called an emergency meeting of officials from the state's pollution regulatory commission.