The National Green Tribunal on Friday termed the Delhi government’s odd-even road rationing plan a “farce”, and said the scheme cannot be implemented from next week without its permission. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the Delhi government to provide details of the ambient air quality during the earlier implementation of the odd-even scheme. On April 21 last year, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had told the NGT that there was no data to suggest that the odd-even scheme caused a decline in vehicular pollution in Delhi-NCR. These are a serious contributor to Delhi’s emissions, accounting for 46% of the total air pollution,” the NGT said. The air quality in the national capital has deteriorated to ‘severe’ levels, and a blanket of thick haze enveloped the region as pollution levels breached permissible standards by multiple times.

Source: Hindustan Times November 10, 2017 09:58 UTC