This motion comes as half of Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).
The Centre’s air pollution management panel on Thursday issued instructions to ban non-essential development work in Delhi-NCR and the entry of diesel-guzzling trucks into the capital as the air quality within the metropolis entered the ‘extreme’ class.
This motion comes as half of Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) — the Centre’s air air pollution management plan that’s applied within the area in the course of the winter season. Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 402 at 5 pm.
At a gathering to evaluation the air quality scenario in Delhi-NCR, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), a statutory physique liable for growing methods to fight air pollution within the area, stated that the air pollution ranges are solely “expected to increase further” owing to unfavourable meteorological and weather conditions.
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GRAP categorises actions into 4 levels: Stage I – ‘Poor’ (AQI 201-300); Stage II – ‘Very Poor’ (AQI 301-400); Stage III – ‘Severe’ (AQI 401-450); and Stage IV – ‘Severe Plus’ (AQI >450). Stage III of GRAP entails a whole halt on development and demolition work apart from important authorities initiatives, mining and stone crushing.
It additionally features a ban on the entry of gentle industrial automobiles registered outdoors Delhi and diesel-guzzling trucks, and medium and heavy items automobiles (besides these concerned in important providers).
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