The Supreme Court on Wednesday told the governments of Haryana and Punjab to file status reports on the steps taken to curb stubble burning, which is one of the major causes of air pollution in northern India in winter months.

The direction comes amid Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage-III restrictions being implemented in Noida, which will now lead to curbs on construction activities as well as vehicular movement.

An advocate involved with the case told the Supreme Court bench that while GRAP-III curbs have been imposed in Delhi, the current condition calls for the imposition of GRAP-IV. Also Read | Centre sends advisory to states, UTs for tackling air pollution-related diseases

Construction was being carried out within the Supreme Court premises itself while Air Qua

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