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Delhi-NCR Air Pollution: CAQM Invokes Actions Under Stage I of GRAP as Air Quality Deteriorates
The transport sector contributes 19.8% of Delhi-NCR’s emissions as authorities enforce GRAP Stage-I to prevent further air quality decline, with AQI at 211, officials said.
- The Commission for Air Quality Management invoked Graded Response Action Plan- Stage I across Delhi-National Capital Region on Tuesday after AQI hit 211, the first 'Poor' reading since July 11.
- With winter arriving, India Meteorological Department and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology cite stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana, lower wind speeds, falling temperatures, and vehicular emissions driving pollution.
- Stage-I prescribes mechanised sweeping, water sprinkling, dust mitigation at construction sites and solid waste lifting, and all implementing agencies across Delhi-NCR must enforce these and monitor construction sites, waste burning and industrial emissions.
- IMD and IITM predicted continued Poor-category air quality till October 17, and officials warned failure to improve could prompt escalation to Stage-II, urging vigilance from government agencies in the National Capital Region.
- Just days before Diwali, the drop in air quality signals winter pollution onset and raises urgent public-health concerns for residents of Delhi-NCR as CAQM enforces GRAP-I.
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India enforces GRAP Stage-I restrictions as air quality deteriorates
NEW DELHI, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Amid worsening air quality in the Indian capital Delhi, the federal government on Tuesday announced the imposition of curbs under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage-I in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR).
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CAQM Enforces Stage I Measures as Delhi-NCR Air Quality Deteriorates
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in Delhi-NCR has activated Stage I of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) after regional air quality dropped to 'poor'. The step involves 27 preventive measures, including using anti-smog guns and water sprinkling, to curb further pollution.
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GRAP Stage 1 implemented in Delhi-NCR after AQI 211, restrictions on construction and traffic, know the safety rules and preventive measures.
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