Delhi
High Court Feels No One Should Run The Marathon Because Of The Hazardous
Pollution Levels In The City
By Niharika shrinet
Pollution
levels in Delhi are on a rise and yet again a marathon takes place despite
the risks. The contestants braved the conditions and this happened after the
city's High Court said that it was not safe.Well, you can't keep the enthusiasm
down can you?
If you can
run a marathon in Delhi you can run anywhere, the Delhi High Court said while
referring to the "hazardous"
air pollution levels here and suggested measures like immediate extinguishing
of landfill fires and ensuring only CNG taxis enter the national capital to
improve air quality.The court, however, asked the Delhi government to issue an
advisory for the public informing them about the air quality which the
bench noted contained pollutants four times more than the prescribed
standard.Observing that factors like fires in landfill sites, stubble burning
in neighbouring states of Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, plying
of all India permit diesel cabs in the city, fireworks, road dust and
construction work pollute the air, the bench issued a slew of directions to
address each of them.Noting that Punjab government was "still in denial
mode" regarding its contribution to air pollution in the city, the court
directed it to file an affidavit, with specific timeline, "clear cut
action plan" to "completely eliminate" stubble burning next year
as it alone produces 17 million tonnes of straw, bulk of which was burned
causing a spike in air pollution there as well as here.
On the issue of diesel cabs plying in the city, the court was
told by amicus curiae, senior advocate Kailash Vasdev, that of the 1,84,000
taxis in the city, 88,623 were running on diesel. Of these 40,000 were city
based while the remaining were all India permit taxis coming from other states.
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