Delhi Air Pollution - Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

Farasat: The concerned Minister has ordered to immediately pay 90000 construction workers to immediately pay 5000 Rs. There should be more workers but they have not renewed registration. There are 13 lakhs workers, the problem is of verification.

J Oka: we want proof of the fact that it's paid.

Farasat: Instructions have been issued.

Aparajita Singh: If emergency measures had been implemented I wouldn't have opposed relaxation. But why is the CAQM not making a team with the NCR States? I understand the problem of underprivileged sections. They have still not been paid.

ASG Aishwarya Bhati shows data on AQI and suggestions from CAQM for relaxation of GRAP IV.

J Oka: The AQI is not stable. It has increased. We will look at your suggestions but today we will not permit relaxation.

Bhati: GRAP IV is very disruptive. If court wants to continue we will assist. We gave suggestions as court asked for it.

Sankarnarayanan: If fireworks are there or parali is burned the particulate pollutants continue to stand suspended in the air and we breathe it

Senior Advocate Gopal Sankarnarayanan: The tweaks CAQM comes up with every week are not sufficient.

J Oka: from January we will start the exercise of determining whether GRAP measures are sufficient.

J Oka: What is the stand of the CAQM?

Amicus Aparajita Singh: Commission should not just write letters they should sit with all the governments and devise a way to stop the trucks.

Court commissioner: About 30 to 40 percent don't know their duty.

J Oka: There has to be a system by which you depute people.

Senior Advocate Shadan Farasat: They are pointing out one or two violations. We will take care of them but that doesn't mean that the entire city is non compliant.

J Oka: How many officers of Delhi government at each entry point?

Farasat: I don't have data but we have appointed Nodal Officers for each of the local commissioner

Amicus Aparajita Singh: Court commissioners are not safe. Your lordships may form a group of people. They are putting themselves at risk.

Court commissioner: We pointed 4 violations to DPCC they went and acted upon those 4 violations only, instead of checking and acting on other violations also

Counsel: Informing local police beforehand is counterproductive. They have whatsapp groups giving live updates of court commissioners' whereabouts.

Amicus ADN Rao: 100s of truck are crossing. They can't all be for emergency services.