Air better, SC allows construction in NCR

• Tuesday | 10th December, 2019

Tribune News ServiceNew Delhi, December 9As air quality index (AQI) showed improvement, the Supreme Court on Monday partially lifted the ban on construction activities in Delhi-NCR region and allowed such activities from 6 am to 6 pm. A Bench of Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Deepak Gupta modified its November 4 order banning all construction and demolition activities in NCR after the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said AQI level was no more severe. The Bench, however, agreed with the CPCB that no construction should be permitted after 6 pm till 6 am. The panel has already held a meeting and was to meet again on December 11, he said. The affidavit said “under GRAP, construction activities are stopped if air quality levels reaches severe plus or emergency category i.e.