INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi and issued notices to 18 states and Union Territories, including Telangana and Andhra Pradesh,
where air quality does not meet the Central Pollution Control Board norms.The Tribunal said its orders would be uploaded on its website by
have heard from learned Amicus, Raj Panjwani appearing for the MoEF, CPCB and the States/UTs/PCBs/PCCs, and Mahesh Jethmalani appearing for
be recalled that the NGT on Wednesday had expanded the ambit of hearing cases on pollution by use of firecrackers beyond the NCR and issued
Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tamil
Nadu, Telangana and Uttarakhand and West Bengal.The tribunal said it may have to consider prohibiting the use of firecrackers to protect the
The Particulate Matter 2.5 microns in thickness (PM2.5) were three times above the permitted levels and PM10 twice above the acceptable
levels compared to the week before the festival.
