Green Tribunal Raps Delhi Govt Over Pollution

NGT says need to develop system with experts’ help to predict imminent health emergencies

- Milan Sharma

Observing that citizens have a fundamental right to breathe clean air, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) said on Tuesday there is a need to develop a system, with the help of experts, to forecast situations of public health emergency.

The tribunal said there are three well-acknowledged sources of air pollution — stubble burning, municipal and industrial waste burning, and dust — yet the authorities have failed to prevent these.

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said a study can be carried out with the help of experts in this field who can tell in advance that the situation will be bad, and action can be taken accordingly.