The Supreme Court urged Punjab, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan governments to address stubble burning, criticizing schemes like odd-even vehicle restrictions as mere optics. With increasing AQI levels and worsening air pollution, Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi reintroduced the odd-even system to combat air pollution, citing a 2018 study that blames 40% of PM 2.5 pollution on vehicular emissions.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday opined that schemes like having only odd or even numbered vehicles ply on roads on particular days only appear to be for "optics" when it comes to tackling massive air pollution.
Delhi grapples to breathe fresh air amid a dangerous rise in pollution levels, the state government implements the odd-even rule again. Know all about this scheme.
India News: After Supreme Court's stern warning to states on combating the alarming pollution levels in Delhi-NCR, the Delhi government has said it will implement