New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said that the odd-even scheme could be reintroduced in the national capital in a bid to put a check on pollution level in Delhi.
As per a media report, the court also ordered that all construction activities will also be halted if air pollution crosses the PM2.5 emergency level of 300 micrograms per cubic metre for a continuous 48 hours.
Meanwhile, the apex court approved a Pollution Code and asked all concerned agencies to take a note of it.
The code is classified into four categories, moderate to poor, very poor, severe, very severe or emergency.
The apex court will hear the matter in the third week of January 2017.
The Supreme Court on Thursday had directed the Centre to ascertain harmful effects of petro coke and furnace oil.
Pollution Code is said to have measures such as introduction of odd-even scheme, consider shutting schools, etc if pollution level is very severe.
The bench of Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justices AK Sikri and SA Bobde had, last week, banned the sale of firecrackers in New Delhi.
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