[Delhi Air Pollution] Live Updates from Supreme Court

A special bench of the Supreme Court will continue hearing the petition by 17-year-old Delhi student Aditya Dubey concerning rising levels of air pollution in Delhi.

The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region submitted an affidavit before the Court yesterday stating that it has decided to lift the ban on certain industries including medical, paddy diary, paper and textile industries.

The decision was made after taking into account representations received from several quarters.

The commission informed the Supreme Court of its decision by way of an affidavit which among other things stated:

- Milk and Dairy processing Units in NCR have been permitted to resume 24x7 operations;

- Medicines, drugs and life saving equipment industries to resume full time operations;

- Paper and pulp processing industries to work five times a week;

- Paddy, rice industries and textile, garment ones to work five days a week.

However, it also told the Court that ban on construction activities will remain for the time being and schools will continue to function virtually.

Last week, the Court had directed the Central government and the States of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to implement its orders of December 2.

The Special Bench had also lamented that it has been portrayed as villain by some sections of the media for prompting the closure of schools on account of the air pollution in Delhi.

The Special Bench comprises Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana and Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant.

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