Delhi Air Quality Crisis : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

J Oka: When AQI exceeded 450?

Advocate Mendiratta: AQI was 418 at 4 PM on 13th. As per IMD AQI expected to improve.

J Oka: GRAP III implemented on?

Adv: 14th.

J Oka: what business did you have to wait for a day before implementing graph three. That do on the basis of IMD prediction. The moment air quality exceeds 400 it should have been implemented. Precious time was lost and this.

Adv: we study the forecast for another 3 days of the air quality is likely to improve.

J Oka: if it improves you can go back to stage II. 

Adv Shadan Farasat: Except 10th and 12th all classes are online.

J Oka: any decision on the public, municipal and private officers to work 50 percent?

Farasat: Not yet

Amicus: That is the problem with discretion of govt. They keep mulling

J Oka: So construction of highways...

Amicus: All of that will be banned now under GRAP 4

J Oka: State government should create teams to ensure all construction is stopped. What is the decision on discontinuing physical classes?

Sankarnarayanan: Construction is going on outside the court right now.

J Oka: flash a message requesting secretary general to come to the court.

Sankarnarayanan: GRAP 4 has certain measures, many of these are left to the discretion of the state governments. Whether children will go to school is left to the governments. Can't be left to the discretion of governments like that.

Matter resumes.

Senior Advocate Gopal Sankarnarayanan: The AQI inside the court right now is 900

Matter to be taken up again at the end of the board today.

J Oka to Delhi Counsel: we want to know what action government has taken. You will not go below stage 3 without our permission now even if it even if AQI goes below 450 stage four will continue, that's the order we propose to pass. We will hear at the end of the board.

Advocate Jyoti Mendiratta appearing for GNCTD.

J Oka: who is monitoring implementation of these measures.

Court told that stage 4 of GRAP has been invoked today and entry of drugs and other goods vehicles are banned.

J Oka: The moment AQI crosses 401 Stage 3 has to be invoked. It happened on 13th.

Counsel: We anticipated that it will reduce.

J Oka: Can you take chances like this? In a lighter vein, can anybody rely on IMD department? Who is the counsel for Delhi government?