NEWDELHI: Pulling up the Arvind Kejriwal government over the move to implement the odd-even scheme in Delhi to combat pollution, the National Green Tribunal on Saturday questioned why the step was not taken earlier.
“Why didn’t you introduce odd-even plan earlier when air quality was worse,” the NGT asked Delhi government.
The tribunal also asked the dispensation if the odd-even plan has the consent of both the Lieutenant Governor and the Delhi government.
The tribunal had earlier banned construction, industrial activities as well as the entry of trucks in Delhi, as it rapped the state government and civic bodies over the alarming pollution situation in the city. It also ordered diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol cars older than 15 to be stopped from entering Delhi.
Bureau Report
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