Overview
- Amicus curiae Aparajita Singh told the court that stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana has resumed, citing NASA fire-mapping, and sought responses from both states.
- CAQM informed the court that 4,195 farm fires were recorded in Punjab and 363 in Haryana between September 15 and November 10.
- Singh reported that only nine of 37 Delhi monitoring stations functioned continuously on Diwali, complicating timely activation of the Graded Response Action Plan.
- The Supreme Court earlier directed CAQM to submit an affidavit detailing measures taken to prevent air quality from worsening in Delhi-NCR.
- Chief Justice B R Gavai indicated the bench could issue directions at Wednesday’s hearing in the MC Mehta environmental matters.