New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to take measures like stopping non-essential construction transport and power plants and implementing work from home.
The bench, headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana, directed the secretaries concerned of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Delhi to attend the meeting to make their submissions before the committee formed by it.
The Court observed that considering the affidavit filed by respondents, they come to conclusion that major culprits of pollution are construction activity, industry, tansport, power and vehicular traffic apart from stubble burning in some parts.
“WE direct the Union Government to call for an emergency meeting tomorrow and discuss the issue. The governments of Punjab and Haryana must also pursue the farmers for two weeks not to do stubble burning.”