"No Diesel Generators, Increase Parking Fees": Air Quality Panel On Delhi
NDTV
Breathing the Delhi air is "like smoking 20 cigarettes a day," the state government told the Supreme Court, stressing, "We agree to the gravity of the situation"
Use of diesel generators in Delhi must stop (except for emergencies), parking fees must be increased by three-four times, and burning of coal and firewood cannot be allowed at hotels and open-air eateries, the Central Pollution Control Board said in an order issued Saturday evening.
The CPCB's subcommittee on air quality management (CAQM) also called for action against the burning of garbage at landfills, and said the government must ensure the closure of all brick kilns, hot mix plants (making asphalt mix for road-laying) and stone crusher plants in Delhi NCR.
The CAQM also called for an uninterrupted supply of electricity - so people don't use generators.
The above point was underlined by calling for maximum power production from natural gas plants, and a reduction in numbers of operating coal-based power plants that add to pollution levels.
