"Mere Eyewash": Supreme Court Raps Punjab, Haryana Over Stubble Burning
NDTV
A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka, Justice A Amanullah, and Justice AG Masih, said the Punjab and Haryana governments' efforts to stamp out farm fires is "mere eyewash".
The Supreme Court grilled the central - and Punjab and Haryana - governments Wednesday as arguments over states' non-compliance with, and failure to enforce, anti-pollution measures, rolled into yet another hearing, even as air quality in Delhi and the national capital region remains 'very poor' and prompts concern over the risk of increased respiratory diseases.
A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka, Justice A Amanullah, and Justice AG Masih, dismissed as "mere eyewash" the Punjab and Haryana governments' efforts to stamp out farm fires - i.e., farmers burning agricultural waste - that contribute to toxic air smothering Delhi annually.
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