Live Law
2024-11-18 10:03:41.0
Order: A very disturbing feature is brought to the notice of this court. ISRO is getting data from NASA Satellite which passes over NCR regions at around 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. daily. Therefore instances of farm fires captured by the satellite are only for those periods. Based on information given by a senior scientist of NASA, learned amicus pointed out that a Korean satellite which is stationary satellite has captured the farmfires at 420. It is pointed out that there is a difference between data collected by the stationery satellite and data collected by the polar orbiting NASA Satellite. We direct the Government of India as well as Commission to make immediate arrangements for getting data either from Korean stationery satellites or any other stationery satellites so that data of farm fires throughout the day can be made available to the states to enable them to take immediate actions. Needless to add that the commission and the central government will also involve ISRO in taking this step. The ultimate object should be to ensure that all instances of farm burning throughout the day can be reported to the concerned States so that prompt action can be taken by the states. Compliance on this aspect also shall be reported by this Friday. Needless to add that the commission and the central government will procure data from stationery satellites from the first of October of 2024. List on Friday when we will consider compliance with the directions issued today. Needless to add that it is the constitutional obligation of the central government and state governments to ensure the citizens live in a pollution free atmosphere. Therefore in addition to the actions which are proposed under stage three and stage 4, all possible actions shall be taken at the level of these governments to ensure that the AQI is brought down. All states will take an immediate call on stopping physical classes of all standards up to class 12.