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Government inaction against pollution amounts to genocide: High Court
A division bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Ashutosh Kumar, which expressed concern over the recent spike in pollution level in national capital, blamed the Punjab government for failing to control stubble burning despite the court\'s repeated orders.
​New Delhi : Each year 10,500 people living in Delhi die of chronic respiratory related diseases, the Delhi High Court said on Thursday, describing the government's inaction against air pollution as amounting to "genocide".
A division bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Ashutosh Kumar, which expressed concern over the recent spike in pollution level in national capital, blamed the Punjab government for failing to control stubble burning despite the court's repeated orders.
Bursting of fire crackers during Diwali is a small part of the problem. The satellite image from NASA submitted by DPCC (Delhi Pollution Control Committee) clearly indicates that crop burning in Punjab is the main culprit for spike in pollution level.
"Unfortunately, Punjab is in denial mode and contest any allegation that it is responsible for any pollution Delhi. But the facts are clear," the bench said directing the state's Chief Secretary to explain why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him.
The court asked the state to file a status report on the measures it has taken to stop bio mass or stubble burning.
Earlier, it has directed the top officials of four neighbouring states - Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan - to ensure a stop in the state to crop stubble burning, which spikes air pollution in Delhi every year during October-November.
Delhi pollution impacted my health: Gadkari Admitting that the recent Delhi pollution has taken a toll on his health, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari suggested that farmers, instead of burning paddy straw, should produce ethanol from it.
