Hearing held in Supreme Court today regarding air pollution in Delhi NCR.
During the court hearing on air pollution in Delhi NCR, Justice Oka raised serious questions from the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM).
It has been said in the court that the Commission for Air Quality Management has not yet complied with even a single provision of the Act. The court has said that this authority has not complied.
The court also raised questions from the Commission for Air Quality Management on some issues like The court asked whether committees have been formed under Article 11 ? how many meetings took place ? what steps were taken?
After these questions, the court asked the lawyer of the Commission for Air Quality Management that all steps are being taken in control of pollution . Supreme Court said how can you take any step without forming a committee? Show us any one order issued by the Commission in exercise of its powers. It’s all up in the air so how will he deal with all this.
where is the meeting? What notices have been issued? The Supreme Court further said that we are not interested in your paper. Show us even one such directive that has been issued by you (commission for Air quality management).
Commission for Air quality management have arguments
Commission for pollution management Giving his answer said that we have formed committees And after the formation of the committee, 82 statutory instructions and 15 advisories were also issued. The court said that we are on the verge of a dangerous and big development. The court further asked what steps were taken by the committees for security and enforcement ?
The chair of the Commission for Air Quality Management replied that our committee has conducted 19,000 inspections so far. He further said that we have issued orders to close more than 10,000 units. On this the Supreme Court asked what happened to this problem which we face every day ?
This happens every year, every year the stubble is burnt. Is there any drawback?
The Supreme Court further asked whether the pollution level in Delhi is increasing or has decreased. Responding to this, the Commission for Air Quality Management has said that there has been a huge decline in the number of stubble burning. Court asked whether air quality has improved ?
Let us tell you that with the harvesting of Kharif crops, a large number of stubble was burnt again in Punjab and Haryana,
which increases air pollution . Let us tell you that after the incident of stubble burning, the level of pollution in Delhi NCR increases a lot.
What is stubble?
After harvesting the crops in the fields, the small part left at the bottom is called stubble.
What is stubble burning?
The small portion left after harvesting of crop in the field is called stubble and when this stubble is burnt it is called stubble burning.
Impact of stubble burning on environment
When it is burnt it releases toxic gas which not only makes breathing difficult but also increases global warming and causes respiratory diseases to the people living nearby. Stubble Burning releases pollutants include carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, methane, aromatic hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds that result in smog.
Stubble burning is a major contributor to the increase in air pollution. It also causes harmful effects to health.
Release gaseous pollutant
When stubble is burnt, harmful gases like carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide, methane are released.
Particulate matter
When the stubble is burnt, it releases fine particulate matter which has a range of less than PM 2.5, which enters the lungs through our air track and sometimes causes dangerous diseases like lung cancer.
Effect on health
Due to stubble burning, eyes, nose, throat and sometimes coughing and sneezing also occur. Sometime it’s also causes air track diseases or lungs disease.
Effect or environment
Due to stubble burning, a haze forms over South Asia during the winter season. They also eliminate beneficial bacteria and nutrients from the soil and a time comes when the soil becomes barren.
In Punjab and Haryana as well as across India, the stubble left in the fields after harvesting is burnt, whereas people should not do so. When the stubble is burnt then along with it many bacteria found in the soil which are very much needed for crop and soil also get destroyed and there is a time when the soil becomes barren and Nothing can be used for it.
All farmers should keep these things in mind that if they burn the system, it will harm their fields and will also increase air pollution. Nowadays, many types of machines have come which remove the stubble along with the roots, so farmers should choose them. Burn as little stubble as possible and keep the fields as well as the environment good.
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