‘Identify reasons 1st, then solution': SC raps CAQM

"HAVE you been able to identify the causes of pollution? During all these days, a lot of material is coming into the public domain, experts are writing articles, people are having opinions, they keep on sending to us on e-mail," the Supreme Court told the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Tuesday.

- SUCHITRA KALYAN MOHANTY

CJI Surya Kant, who led a two-judge bench with Justice Joymalya Bagchi, so observed while hearing a plea related to air pollution in Delhi-NCR. The court directed expert bodies to identify the main reasons and key contributors to the increase

in pollution, place their findings in the public domain, and then explain how those reasons would be addressed. It also made it clear that it did not intend to step into the role of technical experts on the issue.