Overview
- CAQM was ordered to convene shortlisted domain experts within two weeks and publish a source-apportionment report identifying major pollution drivers.
- The court rejected a two-month adjournment sought on toll plaza and ECC issues and directed that the toll question be reconsidered without influence from revenue claims.
- Judges cited wide disparities in existing studies, noting transport’s contribution estimates ranging from 12% to 41%, and called for a unified, evidence-based assessment.
- CAQM must simultaneously plan phased, long-term remedies prioritising the highest contributors, with the court to review progress at regular fortnightly hearings, including on January 21.
- Delhi’s average AQI stood in the ‘poor’ category at about 293 on the morning of the hearing, underscoring the urgency of action.