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Observing that the CAQM is failing successful its duty, the Supreme Court connected Tuesday (January 6, 2026) rapped the cardinal contamination watchdog for seeking a two-month adjournment connected the contented of impermanent closure oregon relocation of toll plazas astatine Delhi borders to easiness postulation congestion.
A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed the Commission of Air Quality Management (CAQM) to convene a gathering of experts successful 2 weeks and taxable a study connected large causes of the worsening pollution.
"Have you been capable to place the causes of pollution? During each these days, a batch of worldly is coming successful nationalist domain, experts are penning articles, radical are having opinions, they support connected sending to america connected mail...”, said Supreme Court.
"Heavy vehicles are contributing a ample part, truthful the archetypal question is however bash we code that... By holding a gathering connected January 2 and telling america that we volition travel aft 2 months, that is not acceptable to us. The CAQM is failing successful its duty," the Bench observed.
The apical tribunal directed the CAQM to commencement considering semipermanent solutions successful a phased mode and besides see the toll plaza issue, uninfluenced by the basal taken by assorted stakeholders.
