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NGT notice to ministries on plea by six children

NEW DELHI: Affected by Control Board and others, The plea, filed through environment. It is
alarming levels of air seeking their replies in advocates Rahul submitted that there is
pollution in west Delhi, six two weeks. The matter is Choudhary and Meera negligible green lung or
children have moved the listed for next hearing on Gopal, states that the buffer in the whole stretch
National Green Tribunal January 27. presence of thousands of to absorb the pollution.
(NGT), prompting it to industries in the already Also, the tree count in the
seek a reply from the Time-bound action plan over-congested area has area is very low..., the
Central and Delhi The NGT was hearing a worsened the condition. plea states.
governments. plea filed by Umesh In addition to industrial There were around 50
A Bench headed by Kumar, Aditi Bhardwaj, pollutants, heavy schools in the area, with
NGT Chairperson Justice Abdul Razzaq, Harsh vehicular movement is more than one lakh
Swatanter Kumar issued Dahiya, Prince Lakra and also witnessed in the area, students. Of these
notices to the Ministries of Vivekanand through their particularly due to students, many suffer from
Environment and Urban legal guardians seeking presence of commercial breathing problems
Development, the Delhi directions to prepare a area with big godowns especially during winters,
government, the Delhi time-bound action plan to warehouses, which has as polluting gases
Development Authority, curb pollution in Mundka further affected ambient concentrate during this
the Central Pollution and Kirari. air quality and the period. PTI

Some respite after coldest day of season

STAFF REPORTER
GASPING FOR BREATH: Despite improved air quality in the Capital on Monday, the levels of both fine and coarse particulates
remained highly dangerous. FILE PHOTO: PTI NEW DELHI: After a frosty
Christmas that saw the day-

Air quality improves slightly

time temperature plummet
to 15.4 degrees Celsius, the
maximum was back to near
normal at 22.8 degrees
Celsius. The minimum tem-
perature overnight was 9.8
Christmas saw average level of particulate matter rise to four times the safe limit degrees Celsius.

STAFF REPORTER the 24 hours preceding 6.30 tion data for last week, the Anand Vihar and Punjabi Zero visibility at airport
p.m. on Monday, the average Delhi Environment Depart- Bagh were found to have Dense fog in the morning
NEW DELHI: Air quality around PM2.5 concentration was 160 ment on Monday issued dir- high levels of PM. The Envir- resulted in the delay of 40
the Capital saw a slight im- micrograms per cubic metre, ections to civic bodies, the onment Department asked trains and led to reschedul-
provement on Monday as putting it in the very poor Transport Department, the the DDA, the civic bodies, ing of 17 others.
compared to Sunday, with category. Public Works Department Traffic Police and other There was zero visibility
the wind picking up and dis- and the Delhi Development Delhi government depart- at 5.30 a.m. at the Delhi air-
persing pollutants. 24-hour rolling average Authority to crack down on ments to carry out sprinkling port, which improved to 100
While Christmas saw av- The 24-hour rolling aver- polluters in areas where PM of water and mechanical metres at 8.30 a.m., after re-
erage levels of particulate age for PM10 was 282 micro- levels were higher. sweeping of roads, strict turning to normal. However,
matter rising to four times grams per cubic metre or At a meeting called by check on burning of waste airport officials informed
the safe limit, Monday recor- poor. Both these levels Delhi Environment Minister and curbs on dust from con- that there was no disruption
ded PM levels just over twice were over two times the Imran Hussain, officials said struction activity. The De- to air traffic due to weather KEEPING WARM: The maximum temperature in the Capital on Monday was back to near normal at
the standards. That being standards. As per SAFAR, the levels of PM2.5 and PM10 partment also asked the conditions. 22.8 degrees Celsius after a cold Sunday. PHOTO: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA
said, the levels of both fine the PM levels are expected to had increased on December agencies to check vehicles
and coarse particulates were reduce on Tuesday, but then 23 and 24 due to low temper- operating without pollution Forecast for Tuesday shallow fog in the morning city are expected to settle at ded its coldest day of
highly dangerous. According again increase from Wednes- ature and low wind speed. under control certificates, As per the forecast for can be expected. 23 and nine degrees Celsius December, with the max-
to the Union Earth Science day. As per an Environment overloaded vehicles and Tuesday, clear skies during The minimum and max- respectively. imum temperature settling
Ministrys SAFAR index, for After analysing the pollu- Department statement, those visibly polluting. the day with a possibility of imum temperatures in the On Sunday, Delhi recor- at 15.4 degrees Celsius.

Democratic norms violated at JNU India-Iran collaboration at Dilli Haat Govt mulling fine
on those found
Academic Council meet: teachers STAFF REPORTER constantly worked towards
expanding opportunities for polluting Ganga
STAFF REPORTER NEW DELHI: Nine Iranian artists craftspeople as conserva-
will join 200 Indian artisans tionists of Indian heritage. NEW DELHI: In a first of its kind
NEW DELHI: Jawaharlal Nehru to participate in the 32nd An- The samitis artisan-mem- Bill that aims to ensure
University (JNU) said on nual Dastkari Haat Craft bers have travelled all over cleanliness and uninterrup-
Monday that the Academic Bazaar at Dilli Haat during and collaborated with local ted flow of the river, the Nar-
Council meeting held on the first fortnight of January. artisans in other developing endra Modi-government is
December 23 was adjourned The expo will include an nations to create utility- planning to penalise those
since all the agenda items interaction between Indian based and market-friendly found guilty of polluting the
could not be discussed. The and Iranian artisans in a products. Ganga.
second session of the meet- workshop titled The Ganga Act is being
ing was held on Monday and Namayeshgahsanaye-E- Eclectic mix prepared by a panel headed
all the remaining agenda Dasti Iranva Hind. The event She said that with an ec- by Justice Girdhar Malviya.
items were discussed and will seek to revive the civiliz- lectic mix of national Once finalised, the Bill will
approved. ational and creative links awardees and artisans-in- be taken up the Union Cab-
between the two countries by training, the samitis artisan- inet, Water Resources Minis-
Proceedings disrupted not just providing an exhibi- members are stars in their ter Uma Bharti told journal-
The administration said MIXED REACTION: Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice-Chancellor tion of products for sale, but own right and that the samiti ists here.
while the meeting was going M. Jagadesh Kumar. FILE PHOTO: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA also educating visitors about has enabled many of them to
on smoothly, a handful of fac- the creative process. travel across the globe and Provisions to punish
ulty members tried to dis- expressing their views on The V-C tried to push collaborate with artisans in I want to ensure ensure
rupt the proceedings by con- various agenda items, a few through all agenda items 15-day bazaar other developing nations, the nirmalta [cleanliness]
stantly shouting at the members were overly rude without any discussion des- The 15-day bazaar will fo- creating products that are and avirlta [uninterrupted
chairperson while he was and agitated, and sought to pite several objections from cus on highlighting the crafts utility-based and market- flow] of the Ganga from its
speaking. prevent the meeting from the floor, including by those of Iran, considered the birth- friendly. origin till its submerges into
The university has urged moving forward to discuss who were not allowed to place of designed earthen- the sea. Therefore, there will
the Academic Council mem- the agenda items, JNU said. speak even once. A large ware utensils and home to Baul singers, Chhau dance be provisions to punish and
bers, who tried to disrupt the number of Academic Coun- unique and creative art of The event will also have penalise those founded
meeting, to desist from in- Shocked and dismayed cil members stood up in metalwork used to make a cultural performances in- guilty of polluting or check-
dulging in such acts in The faculty members of protest, but the Registrar variety of ornaments, decor- cluding Baul singers and Ch- ing the flow of this holy
future. the JNU Academic Council hurriedly read a part of the ative objects and exotic car- CULTURAL EXCHANGE: Iranian and Indian artists will participate in hau dancers from Bengal. river, Ms. Bharti said.
When the members were said in a statement that they agenda, which no one could pets. The products that arise the 32st Annual Dastkari Haat Craft Bazaar at INA Dilli Haat Audience will also be regaled In July last year, the Union
were shocked and dismayed hear amidst the protests, and from the collaboration will from January 1. FILE PHOTO: V. V. KRISHNAN by a colourful spectacle of Water Resources Ministry
at the manner in which the the V-C announced that all be displayed on the last day FILE PHOTO: V. V. KRISHNAN folk dancers from Rajasthan. had formed a committee
Vice-Chancellor conducted items were passed. of the event. The event follows Prime in arts, literature, poetry, lan- Arts and crafts from various Justice Malviya, former Le-
The V-C tried to the 142nd Academic Council We disapprove of the way Minister Narendra Modis guage and other forms of cul- parts of India, presentation gislative Department Secret-
push through all meeting on December 23, in which opinions of many in Modis Tehran visit visit to Tehran in May 2016 to tural activity between the of newly-found craftsper- ary V. K. Bhasin, IIT-Delhi
agenda items which was adjourned to the house were not heard Zahra Ahmadipour, the develop strategic, develop- nations. sons and skill demonstra- Professor A. K. Gosain, IIT-
Monday. This was a thinly- and democratic norms were head of the Iranian organisa- ment and cultural agree- Dastkari Haat Samiti Pres- tions will be presented at the Roorkee Professor Nayan
without any attended meeting, since it violated in the conduct of the tion for handicrafts and tour- ments. ident Jaya Jaitly, who had ac- bazaar, which starts at Dilli Sharma and National Mis-
discussion despite was held at short notice in 142nd Academic Council ism, has been invited to India The cultural agreement companied the cultural del- Haat in INA from on January sion for Clean Ganga Dir-
the middle of winter vaca- meeting by the administra- for the opening of the event. promotes regular exchanges egation, said: The samiti has 1 onwards. ector Sundeep. PTI
several objections tion despite several requests tion led by the V-C, the
from the floor.... for rescheduling, the state- teachers on the Academic
ment read. Council said.
Shocked to find Ghalib ki Haveli in an unkempt state
STAFF REPORTER littered with rubbish on
Getting ready NEW DELHI: On the occasion of
December 25, as they
gathered at Town Hall for a
Mirza Ghalibs 220th birth candle light procession. The
anniversary, members of the haveli houses a bust, some
Ghalib Memorial Movement framed pieces of Ghalibs
have expressed disappoint- ghazals, some books on him,
ment over the state of Ghalib copies of his handwritten let-
ki Haveli and blamed govern- ters and a few brass utensils
ment agencies for not main- from the poets time. The
taining the premises. members alleged that the in-
ner cubicle, where Ghalibs
Littered with rubbish statue is placed, is littered
They lamented that the the with empty cardboard car-
memorial, restored by Firoz tons, a blanket and the bag of
Bakht Ahmed, lies as dead, the guard there who is hardly
defunct and forlorn two- seen there.
roomed haveli in a mere 110
sq yards. Uma Sharma, em- Illegal structures
inent Kathak proponent, said Besides, illegal structures,
there are people who have allegedly set up at the behest
become opportunistic of the local MLA, have been
enough to cash-in on built recently on the first and
Ghalibs fame, but had failed second floors, the members
to care for the haveli. Mem- alleged. In his plea for the
bers of the Ghalib Memorial memorial, Mr. Bakht had de-
COUNTDOWN BEGINS: Republic Day preparations in full swing at Rajpath in New Delhi on Movement said they were manded 400 sq yards, but RUDE SURPRISE: Members of the Ghalib Memorial Movement have blamed government agencies
Monday. PHOTO: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA shocked to find the place was given just 110 sq yards. for not maintaining the premises. FILE PHOTO: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA
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