"To control air pollution you want to ban industries in Pakistan?"

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"To control air pollution you want to ban industries in Pakistan?" (Image: Pixabay)
"To control air pollution you want to ban industries in Pakistan?" (Image: Pixabay)

New Delhi : Uttar Pradesh government on Friday claimed that the polluted air is coming from Pakistan and shutting industries in the state will not be beneficial. The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana asked a question to the UP lawyer that he was not able to answer.

"Uttar Pradesh is downwind. Air is mostly coming from Pakistan. Whatever is happening is not necessarily in UP," senior lawyer Ranjit Kumar told the Supreme Court as he represented the UP government.

The Chief Justice said: "So you want the banning of industries in Pakistan?"

The comment from Supreme Court came as the Uttar Pradesh government requested the apex court not to impose restrictions on sugar mills and milk industries in the state to curb pollution.

Currently, sugar mills are allowed to run for just eight hours which is not enough to complete the demand.

The Supreme Court directed UP to discuss the subject with the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM).

Meanwhile, school and colleges in Delhi and neighbouring areas have been asked to stay closed till further notice.

On industrial pollution, the commission has said that industries not running on cleaner fuels would be allowed to operate only up to eight hours a day during weekdays and would be shut on weekends.