The Supreme Court agrees to hear a fresh plea seeking immediate measures to curb the rising pollution in the Delhi-NCR region. The plea seeks direction to the Centre and states on stubble burning, road dust and effective implementation of odd-even car rationing scheme.

The SC also seeks a response from the Centre, UP, Haryana and Punjab on a plea seeking direction to curb pollution through road dust, stubble burning.

Meanwhile, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today asked his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal what steps he has taken to end stubble burning by farmers in areas near the national capital as air pollution peaked to alarming levels.   


Kejriwal last week had sought a meeting with counterparts from Haryana and Punjab to discuss ways to manage the worsening air pollution in Delhi and the neighbouring states.   


While Khattar said today he was open to meet Kejriwal"anytime anywhere" to find a solution to the issue, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh last week said the situation warranted the Centre's intervention as it has inter-state implications.   


The practice of burning of crop residue by farmers of the two states have been blamed for the toxic smog enveloping the region during the winter season every year.  -- PTI