The Supreme Court on Monday sought a detailed report from the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on the steps being taken to prevent the Delhi air quality from deteriorating further. The court issued the orders after the counsel informed them about the 'defunct' air quality monitoring stations.

The counsel expressed concern over non-functional monitoring stations, noting that only 9 out of 37 were working during Diwali, and emphasised that without operational stations, implementing the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) would be challenging. "There are news reports that the monitoring stations are not working. If the stations are not functioning, we won’t know when to implement GRAP. Let them respond on what the situation is,” the c

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