Supreme Court Calls Anti-Pollution Curbs 'Old, Tried, Failed Tools'
The Supreme Court said that stopping vehicles and construction to cut pollution are old tools that have not worked. The government and the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) replied that measures such as GRAP cannot be called a complete failure. The debate comes as Delhi-NCR prepares for Diwali, when air quality usually worsens.
Context
GRAP, the Graded Response Action Plan, sets steps that rise with pollution levels in Delhi-NCR, such as curbs on construction and vehicles. CAQM is the body that coordinates air quality policy across the region, and the court is now judging whether these steps work.
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