The Supreme Court on Wednesday, asked the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to consider directing schools across the Delhi-NCR region to postpone sports and game events planned for November and December, in view of the worsening air quality.
Senior Advocate Aparajita Singh, the amicus curiae in the matter, informed the bench – comprising CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran — that several NCR schools are going to hold sports meet in November in the middle of severe air pollution. “Children are most vulnerable, holding sports now is like putting them in gas chambers,” she submitted, as per Live Law.
Considering the submission, the bench requested the CAQM to consider passing directions to shift the sports activities to safer months. The bench was also informed that a petition seeking the same relief is coming up before the Delhi High Court today afternoon. The bench said that the Delhi High Court may pass such directions as deemed fit.
Delhi AQI today
The air quality in Delhi continued to remain hazardous for the sixth consecutive day on Wednesday – with the AQI across multiple stations shooting above 400. Chandni Chowk, DTU, Bawana, Anand Vihar, Mundka, Narela and Wazirpur were among those stations which recorded a reading above 400.
Data on the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) Sameer app also showed that 18 of the 38 stations recorded Air Quality Index (AQI) levels in the ‘severe’ category.
(This is a developing story. Keep checking for more updates)
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