SC asks Punjab, Haryana to explain rise in farm fires in last 10 days of October
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Punjab and Haryana governments to explain the rise in farm fires in the last 10 days of October. During hearing on the issue of air pollution in Delhi-NCR, a Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih referred to a report of the Centre for Science and Environment to point out that 2024 Diwali was warmer than that in 2022 and 2023. Taking strong exception to the flouting of its order banning firecrackers in Delhi, the top court asked the Delhi Government and the Delhi Police Commissioner to file affidavits within a week explaining why the ban on bursting firecrackers was violated during Diwali.
