Delhi pollution
Decision on reopening Delhi schools by Friday: Pollution panel
New Delhi/IBNS: A decision on the reopening of schools and lifting of construction ban in Delhi will be taken on or before Dec 17, the pollution panel has said.
The decision will be based on the effect of relaxations that are already being implemented for industrial units, the air quality commission told the Supreme Court on Wednesday ahead of a hearing.
The court had last week noted that the air quality in the national capital had started improving.
It had directed the pollution panel to take a decision on relaxing restrictions imposed by the court on sources of pollution in the national capital.
The panel on Wednesday wrote to the court informing it of the steps that have already been taken and said it will monitor the impact of these decisions and then take a call on the reopening of schools.
Six thermal power plants, which had been shut, have been allowed to resume operations due to the power demand surging as extreme winter conditions set in, Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) told the court.
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