The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and adjoining areas (CAQM) on January 14, 2024, issued an order regarding the Implementation of Actions under Stage-III (‘Severe’ Air Quality) of the revised Graded Response Action Plan in Delhi NCR.
The Sub-Committee constituted for invoking actions under the GRAP in its meeting held on January 14, 2024, comprehensively reviewed the air quality scenario in the region as well as the forecasts for meteorological conditions and the Air Quality Index made available by IMD/IITM.
The Sub-Committee observed that the AQI of Delhi has witnessed a spurt due to unfavourable climatic conditions like very low wind speed, rise in moisture levels, low mixing heights and local pollution sources including large-scale open burning in the last about 24 hours.
Keeping in view the prevailing trend of air quality, the sub-committee decided that all actions as envisaged under Stage III of the GRAP -'Severe' Air Quality (DELHI AQI ranging between 401-450) be implemented in right earnest by all the agencies concerned in the NCR, with immediate effect, in addition to the stage I and II actions already in force.
It is decided to enforce a strict ban on construction and demolition activities in the entire NCR and Other than the projects exempted, dust generating/ air pollution causing C&D activities to be strictly banned during this period.
For all construction projects in NCR, non-polluting / non-dust generating activities such as plumbing works, electrical works, carpentry related works and interior furnishing/finishing/decoration works (excluding painting, polishing and varnishing works etc.) shall be permitted to continue.
For further details, kindly view the order provided below.
[Order No. 120017/27/GRAP/2021/CAQM]
