Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding polluted ambient air quality in the NCT of Delhi, 16/03/2015
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors.And Sanjay Kulshrestha Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 16/03/2015 regarding polluted ambient air quality in the NCT of Delhi.
The Tribunal in its order also refered to a connected Application i.e. original application no. 95 of 2014 wherein Cardio Pediatric Surgeon, who moved a petition before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India which is transferred to this Tribunal, has contended that the ambient air quality in most of the Metropolitan cities and even including Agra is so injurious to human health that it would adversely affect human foetus and newly born children between 1 to 5 years would be exposed to very high risk of developing respiratory health problems.