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11. This Tribunal, vide order dated 17.02.2021 in OA 1016/2019, Utkarsh Panwar v. Central Pollution Control Board & Ors., considered the issue of permissibility of brick kilns beyond the assimilative carrying capacity in the NCR and in the light of the Expert Committee report. This Tribunal directed that brick kilns be allowed to operate only from March to June using Zig-zag technology only to the extent of such number of brick kilns as were found to be viable in terms of the carrying capacity. The Tribunal directed that if the brick kilns shift to PNG, units may be allowed to function if pollution norms can be maintained. This Tribunal banned fire crackers where air quality is poor and above vide order dated 1.12.2020 in OA 249/2020. Vide order dated 15.7.2019 in OA 710/2017, the Tribunal directed District Environment Committees headed by District Magistrates to prepare District Environment Plans to control and regulate pollution as per Constitutional mandate. In OA 681/2018, vide order dated 8.10.2018, steps were directed to be taken for control of air pollution in cities identified as 'non-attainment' by Air Quality Monitoring Committees, to be headed by the Environment Secretaries, by preparing action plans.

32. .........In view of above discussion, following directions are issued:
i. There will be total ban on sale and use of all kinds of fire crackers during Covid-19 pandemic in the NCR and all cities/towns in the country where the ambient air quality falls under the 'poor' and above category.
v. We further direct that the Air Quality Monitoring Committees (AQMC) in terms of order of this Tribunal dated 08.10.2018 in OA No. 681/201810 to coordinate with the District Magistrates.11 for compliance of the above directions."