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Six neighbouring states of Delhi have been asked by the <keyword id="146133" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="National-Green-Tribunal">National Green Tribunal</keyword> why they should not be directed to completely stop the operation of diesel buses coming to the national capital. 
 Noting that ambient air quality was poor during winters, a bench headed by <keyword id="6357743" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="NGT">NGT</keyword> Chairperson Justice <keyword id="159838" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Swatanter-Kumar">Swatanter Kumar</keyword> asked the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, <keyword id="44522" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Uttarakhand">Uttarakhand</keyword>, Punjab, <keyword id="6358126" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Himachal-Pradesh">Himachal Pradesh</keyword> and <keyword id="41646" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Haryana">Haryana</keyword> to take clear decision on switching to <keyword id="6356175" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="CNG">CNG</keyword> vehicles and buy buses with additional fuel cylinders to resolve the issue of providing sufficient fuel in these buses, according to a news report of an agency. 
 "It is contended before us that ambient air quality is much poorer compared to the prescribed standards and there is serious environmental and public health issues arising from the pollution. It is so more particularly in the areas of <keyword id="75794" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Anand-Vihar">Anand Vihar</keyword>, Patparganj and <keyword id="132154" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sahibabad">Sahibabad</keyword>. 
 
"The Counsel appearing for the State of Uttarakhand, UP, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to take clear instructions from their governments as to why they should not be directed to stop operating diesel buses destined to Delhi or passing via Delhi and instead operate CNG buses...," the bench said. 
 The NGT also directed <keyword id="111875" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi-Pollution-Control-Committee">Delhi Pollution Control Committee</keyword> and UP pollution control board to provide complete details in regard to the air pollution resulting from the industries in Patparganj, Sahibabad and Anand Vihar within a week. 
 
It asked them to find out what pollutants are discharged by industrial units in these areas and steps that are required to be taken by them. 
The matter was listed for next hearing on December 23. 
 
In October, the green panel had rapped the states for not being clear on their policy for CNG vehicles and warned of halting state transport if they did not introduce CNG, saying most particulate matters in the air inhaled by Delhi'ites emanated from there. 
 The bench was hearing a plea filed by <keyword id="3970467" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="kaushambi-apartments-residents-welfare-association">Kaushambi Apartments Residents Welfare Association</keyword> (<keyword id="292402" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Karwa">KARWA</keyword>). In its petition, KARWA had highlighted how the presence of two bus terminuses within 200 metre of each other in <keyword id="6424391" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kaushambi">Kaushambi</keyword> has exacerbated air pollution in the area and sought to relocate the Kaushambi bus stand.

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