Stubble burning contributes just 10% to Delhi's pollution: Centre tells SC

Toxic air shrouded Delhi Monday morning, making it the fourth most polluted city on the planet.

Delhi's air pollution was a "crisis situation", the Supreme Court said on Monday as it pulled up the city government for "lame excuses" and "passing the buck", and insisted on immediate steps.

Delhi’s government told the court it is ready to lock down the city to control air pollution, but the step will have a limited impact without similar measures in places nearby.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who represented the central government, told the court that farm waste burning was found to be accounting just 10 per cent of the emissions on average through the year.

A lockdown is needed