New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- The Supreme Court today refused to impose a blanket ban on construction activities in Delhi and the National Capital Region amid worsening air quality, observing that environmental concerns must be balanced with developmental needs.
A bench led by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai, while hearing a matter related to air pollution in the national capital, remarked, "We are no experts."Emphasising that protection of the environment must go hand-in-hand with development, the bench said it was not inclined to issue sweeping directions in the backdrop of Delhi's deteriorating Air Quality Index (AQI).
Expressing serious concern over the recurring pollution crisis, the Court underlined that temporary solutions were insuffici...