Centre brings in new law to curb air pollution in Delhi-NCR: Rs 1 cr fine, 5-year jail
New Delhi: The central authorities has issued an ordinance, making air pollution an offence with a jail time period, which might go as much as 5 years and a penalty as much as Rs 1 crore. The ordinance was issued on Wednesday evening after the approval of President Ram Nath Kovind.
Earlier, this week Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, throughout the listening to of a PIL searching for ban on stubble burning, had knowledgeable the Supreme Court that the Centre will enact a regulation to fight the menace of air air pollution in Delhi-NCR.
Mehta additionally urged the court docket to maintain its order of a one-man panel of former apex court docket decide Justice Madan B. Lokur in abeyance to watch steps to comprise stubble burning. The prime court docket is scheduled to listen to this PIL later within the day.
According to the ordinance, a Commission for Air Quality Management shall be arrange for the National Capital Region (NCR) and adjoining areas in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
“Any non-compliance of this Ordinance, rules made there under or any other order or direction issued by the Commission shall be an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend up to five years or with fine which may extend up to one crore rupees or with both”, mentioned the ordinance.
The chairman of the Commission shall be chosen by a committee headed by the minister for atmosphere and forest and it’ll additionally comprise ministers for transport and commerce, science and know-how in addition to Cabinet secretary, as members.
The 18-member Commission shall be headed by a full-time chairperson who has been a secretary to the Government of India or the Chief Secretary of a state. Out of the 18 members, 10 shall be bureaucrats whereas others are consultants and activists.
The Commission will look into problems with stubble burning, vehicular air pollution, mud air pollution and all different components, which contribute in direction of the deteriorating high quality of air in Delhi-NCR.
One of the essential elements of the fee is that the Centre has proposed to exchange the Supreme Court-appointed EPCA and all different our bodies with it, which is able to make this Commission an unique authority on air high quality administration for Delhi-NCR, and it submit annual stories to Parliament.
The fee shall be a central physique for all functions. Orders of the Commission may be challenged solely earlier than National Green Tribunal and never in any civil court docket.
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(With IANS inputs)
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