The Supreme Court on Wednesday urged the Commission for Air Quality Management to consider directing schools in Delhi and the broader National Capital Region to shift sports activities scheduled in November and December to “safer and less susceptible months,” Live Law reported.
During the hearing, amicus curiae Aparajita Singh highlighted that children were among the most vulnerable to pollution, and that “holding sports now is like putting them in gas chambers,” Live Law reported.
An amicus curiae is a person that is not a party to the case but provides advice or information to the court.
The court on Wednesday ordered that matters pertaining to air pollution in the capital be heardon a monthly basis, so as to monitor the measures being taken by the authorities, Bar and Bench reported.
The judges also directed lawyers for states that comprise the National Capital Region to take instructions about payment of subsistence allowance to construction workers who have been affected by air pollution-related restrictions.
The city has been recording air quality in the “poor” or worse categories since mid-October, leading to Stage 3 restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan, or GRAP, being imposed on November 11.
Restrictions under Stage 3 entail a ban on non-essential construction work and the closure of stone crushers and mining activities, in addition to the measures...
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