Delhi-NCR air pollution: Not in favour of work from home, Centre informs SC
Centre expressed unwillingness before the Supreme Court to ask its employees to work from home and instead it has advised its employees in Delhi to resort to carpooling to reduce the number of vehicles used by them for commuting.
New Delhi: Centre expressed unwillingness before the Supreme Court to ask its employees to work from home and instead it has advised its employees in Delhi to resort to carpooling to reduce the number of vehicles used by them for commuting.
Centre told the apex court, through an affidavit, that number of vehicles used by the Central government is a minuscule fraction of the total vehicles in the national capital and stopping their plying would not make much impact towards improving the air quality of Delhi.
Centre in its affidavit pointed out directives issued by the Commission for Air Quality Management for Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas that included a ban on entry of trucks in Delhi till November 21 except trucks carrying essential commodities, closure of thermal plants, ban on construction.
SG Tushar Mehta told SC that there were nasty appearances against him in media that he misled Court on stubble burning. The court said it wasn't misled and such criticism is bound to happen in public offices. "We 're clear, our conscience is clear, forget about all this," CJI told SG.
