The smoke contributes to a toxic smog that engulfs Delhi
NEW DELHI - India's Supreme Court asked authorities on Thursday to report back within a week on what they were doing to stop farmers from burning crop residue as smog began to pollute the air in the capital Delhi and surrounding regions, local media reported.
Federal and state authorities have encouraged farmers to stop burning crop residue and penalised those that do but have not been able to fully curb the practice due to the large area involved and the hostility of farmers in some places. The court also pulled up the Commission for Air Quality Management, a government body responsible for air quality in the national capital region, saying it "does not seem to be making any efforts to follow up implementation of its own directions".
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