This has become unbearable, our bulldozer will not stop if it starts…Supreme Court angry over deadly pollution
Due to pollution in Delhi-NCR, it is becoming difficult to live due to the poisonous air. Like every year, this year also the Supreme Court has come into the scene. Hearing on this matter is going on there. The Supreme Court is showing a tough attitude during the hearing. The Supreme Court said that we are not concerned with what the governments will do or how they will do it, we should just stop burning stubble. On the other hand, senior lawyer Gopal S, representing the government, said that this year there has been a 40% reduction in the incidents of stubble burning. On this the Supreme Court said that this will not work, stubble burning will have to be stopped completely. The Supreme Court said that such conditions of pollution cannot continue in Delhi. The Supreme Court said that now it is becoming unbearable, if we start bulldozing, we will not stop.
The judge said – Delhi cannot continue to suffocate like this
When the hearing on the pollution issue started in the Supreme Court, senior advocate Aparajita Singh, citing a study by IIT, Kanpur, told what are the main sources of pollution. He said that the practice of burning stubble should be stopped completely. Today the states have no excuse left. If they say they have an app to monitor stubble burning, then what? On this Justice Kaul said that tell the solution. Delhi cannot continue to suffocate like this. He told the lawyers, ‘See how many children in Delhi are suffering from health problems.’
Stop pollution at all costs, no matter what needs to be done: Supreme Court
At the same time, senior advocate Gopal Shankaranarayanan said that the problem is not with burning of stubble. Stubble is burnt in many countries. On the other hand, the AG of Punjab said that problems occur only for 50-20 days. Then Justice Kaul said that this is a strange problem of timing, but I think there is no seriousness about it. He said, ‘We don’t care at all how you do, it just has to stop. Sometimes by force and sometimes with help. He said that crop burning is a major factor in pollution. Justice Kaul asked the Delhi government’s counsel what they were doing regarding the entry of vehicles in Delhi?
Punjab’s suggestion – MSP should be for other crops instead of paddy
The AG of Punjab suggested that if we give Minimum Support Price (MSP), then farmers will start growing other crops instead of paddy. On this Justice Kaul said that something has to be done immediately. The problem lies with the timing of the harvest. This should all be done by the time the next harvest comes. Justice Kaul asked the Central Government to help the states in adopting alternative crops. He said, ‘Can’t tolerate it anymore.’ He said, ‘Can’t tolerate it anymore. To put it simply, if I start driving a bulldozer, I will not stop.
SC’s instructions – SHO should monitor the fields
Justice Kaul told the AG of Punjab that you will have to stop crop burning in your place. He said, ‘Your local SHO will have to be held responsible for this… he should start working from today. He said that there is also a traffic problem after stubble burning in Punjab. Pollution also increases due to vehicles.