Keeping the prevailing trend of air quality in view, the CAQM sub-Committee today has taken the call to invoke all actions laid out under the Stage 3 extent of GRAP.
Delhi has been showcasing ‘severe’ Air quality ( Delhi AQI ranging between 401-450), with immediate effect, in the entire NCR. This is in addition to actions under the stages I and II of the extant GRAP already in force NCR.
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Bawana recorded an AQI of 462, Wazirpur 460, while both Mundka and Punjabi Bagh reported 452.
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Air Quality Index (AQI) classifications are as follows: 51–100 is considered ‘satisfactory’, 101–200 ‘moderate’, 201–300 ‘poor’, 301–400 ‘very poor’, and anything above 400 falls under the ‘severe’ category.
GRAP-III Implemented in Delhi: What’s Allowed and What’s Not
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Non-essential construction and demolition activities are to be completely banned.
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All private BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel light motor vehicles (LMVs) in Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, and Noida are banned.
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Other curbs include a ban on non-essential diesel-run BS-IV medium goods vehicles and on BS-IV and lower diesel light commercial vehicles registered outside Delhi, except those transporting essential goods or providing essential services.
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Under the new stage, private companies have been advised to adopt work-from-home or hybrid arrangements to help reduce vehicle emissions.
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Schools up to Class 5 are asked to be closed, and classes have been shifted to online mode.
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Public projects, including railways, metro construction, airports, defence, sanitation, and healthcare, are allowed to continue.
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