The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to file an affidavit detailing the measures undertaken to prevent Delhi-NCR’s air quality from deteriorating, after it was told that several air monitoring stations reportedly remained non-functional during Diwali.

A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) relating to control of air pollution in the national Capital and the adjoining NCR area.

Senior advocate Aparajita Singh, the amicus curiae in the matter, drew the apex court’s attention to media reports that out of 37 air quality monitoring systems in Delhi, only nine were functioning during Diwali.

“There needs to be a report from CAQM on the current air pollution st

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