SC Flags Delhi Govt's Failure To Implement GRAP-4 Curbs Amid Rising Air Pollution

The Supreme Court on Friday flagged the Delhi government’s failure in enforcing anti-pollution GRAP-4 restrictions relating to entry of trucks in the national capital and directed immediate setting up of check posts at 113 entry points.

Taking note of marginal decline in air quality index (AQI) level and adverse impacts of stringent curbs, a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih said it would consider on November 25 whether or not to ease the GRAP-4 restrictions in Delhi-NCR.

The overall AQI in Delhi remained in the "very poor" category being recorded at 373.

On November 18, the top court directed all Delhi-NCR states to immediately set up teams to strictly enforce anti-pollution GRAP-4 (Graded Response Action Plan) restrictions, making it clear that the curbs would continue till further orders.