(Above) His aircraft sits on the tarmac at Air Force Station Palam on Wednesday, after he landed in the capital. PTI pictures New Delhi, Nov. 9 (PTI): The National Human Rights Commission has sent notices to the Centre and the governments of Delhi, Punjab and Haryana in view of “life-threatening” pollution levels here and in the National Capital Region. The NHRC criticised the authorities for not taking proper steps to tackle the ”hazard”, amounting to violation of right to life and health. The rights panel sought reports within two weeks from different Union ministries and the three governments on ”effective steps” being taken and proposed to tackle the situation. One of the news websites reports that the situation is the worst, as it has touched the 1,000 mark on the air quality index, in certain parts of Delhi,” the NHRC statement said.

Source: The Telegraph November 09, 2017 10:48 UTC