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  • 5/2/2015 Centre&statesignoreNGTdeadline,addstinktofoulairTheEconomicTimes

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    NEWDELHI:IndefianceoftheNationalGreenTribunalandvirtualabuseofthejudicialprocess,unionministriesandgovernmentsacrossNCRdidn'tsubmittheirviewsonbanningdieselvehiclesmorethan10yearoldandothertransportrelatedinterventionsonFriday.ThiswasmorethantwoweeksafterNGThadsoughttheirviewsonitsinitiativestoactagainstthetoxicpollutionlevelsinthecityandelsewhere.Anexasperatedbench,headedbychairpersonJusticeSwatanterKumar,extendeditsstayontheproposedbanbytwomoreweeksbutnotbeforeithadwarnedtheauthoritiesthattheywouldforfeittheirrighttocommentorgive

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    suggestionsontheissueiftheirviewswerenotsubmittedbyMay18.

    Thosethatfailedtosubmitaffidavitsonthematterincludetheministryofroadtransportandhighways,ministryofenvironment,forestsandclimatechangeandministryofpetroleumandnaturalgas.TheministryoftransportdidfileanapplicationseekingastayontheagebasedbanonvehiclesonApril27,butthebenchsaidtheapplicationcannotbecountedastheirviewsandthattheirsuggestionsoneightinterventionsmadebyNGTwillhavetobesubmittedseparately.

    Rs5,000fineforburningwasteinNCR,saysNGT:

    TheunanimousdecisionoftheDelhi,UPandHaryanagovernmentsandCentretoignoretheNGTdeadlinemaynotbeawellthoughtoutstrategybutsurelyputsahugequestionmarkoveranypoliticalresolvetodealwithairpollutionwhichisavirtualdeathsentenceforpeople.Thecampaignagainstthecity'stoxicairhasbeenspearheadedbyTOIandstruckachordamongpeoplebutthepoliticalleadershipandofficialsseemtobeunmoved,evenunconcerned.

    Thediscoursesofarhasbeenmostlyabouthowdifficultitistoimplementanythingandhowalotoftimeisneededtoworkoutanactionplan.TheDelhigovernment,whichshouldbedealingwiththesituationproactively,haspassedthebucktootherstatesandCentralagenciesliketheNHAI.

    TheNGT,thoughrestrainedinexpressingitsanger,wasstern."Inthelightofnonsubmissionofsuggestionsbyallthesedepartments,wearenotinapositiontoproceedwiththematter.Iftheministriesandstategovernmentsdonotcomplywithourorders,wewillforfeittheirrightofgivingsuggestionsinthematter,"thebenchsaid."It'sverysad.Allofyouknowhowtomakeahueandcrybutcan'tcomplywithorders."

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    governmentsaidanysuchbanwillaffectsupplyofessentialservicesasmanygovernmentvehiclesweremorethan10andeven15yearsold.Thebenchagreedonacommonresponsebutaskedwhythegovernmentsweren'treplacingoldvehicles."Whydon'tyoubuynewvehicles,"JusticeKumaraskedandthelawyersreplieditwasadifficultandtimeconsumingprocess.

    JusticeKumarsaidtherewouldbeastayonbanningdieselvehiclesthataremorethan10yearoldforthenexttwoweeksbuthewantedtohowtheywouldimplementthebanonpetrolvehiclesthataremorethan15yearold.ThedecisionhadbeenupheldbytheSupremeCourtyearsago."Whyareyoupeople(variousdepartments)atloggerheads,"askedthebenchasked.Tothis,AnandsaidtheCentreagreeswithitinprinciplebutisnotabletoconfirmimmediatelywhetheritwillbeimplemented.

    NGTbanwillrender1/3ofgovernmentvehiclesobsolete:

    Delhi'spowercompanies,meanwhile,appealedtoNGTtobeallowedtoregistertheirconcernsabouttheiroldvehicles."Wewillnotmodifyourorder.Doyouwaitforpeoplewhentheydonotsubmitelectricitybills?Youimmediatelydisconnectthesupply.Wearereadytohearyouandwillgiveyoutherighttointervene,"saidthebench.

    AnandisarguingfortheUnionministryofroadtransportandhighwayswhichhadinarecentapplicationclaimedthatonly7%ofthevehiclesweremorethan10yearsoldandthattheemissionsfromthemwerenegligible.Ithadaskedforsixmonthstocomeupwithsuggestionsonhowtobringdownairpollutionlevelsthroughtransportinterventions.

    Carrot&stickpolicycanhelpimplementNGTban

    NGThadorderedastayonbanningdieselvehiclesmorethan10yearoldonApril13"inthelargerpublicinterestandtoensurepublicutilityservices(werenotaffected)andkeepinginmindsubmissionsmadebyNCT,Delhi."TruckersassociationshadthreatenedtostoptransportinggoodstoDelhiagainsttheNGTban.Thebenchhadenhancedthescopeofitsorderandaskedforthegovernment's"reasonedandscientificallysupported"

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