The Supreme Court directed Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana to ban the use of pet coke and furnace oil in industries by the end of this month. The top court said that it will ban pet coke and furnace oil entirely from November 1 if the order was not complied with. According to an earlier order, the ministry was supposed to finalise the emission standards for industries using pet coke and furnace oil in the national capital region by June 30. Singh said there are 34 categories of industries in the NCR which use pet coke and furnace oil and pollution standards for several categories have been fixed. During an earlier hearing, the court was apprised about the ill-effects of pet coke and furnace oil used in industries on ambient air.

Source: dna October 25, 2017 01:18 UTC