NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday allowed easing of stringent anti-pollution curbs under Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) Stage 4 in NCR, and replacing these with Grap-2 measures. However, it said Grap-3 should be imposed immediately if AQI goes above 350 and Grap-4 should kick in if it crosses 400.Grap-4 was imposed in NCR on…
Representative Image (File Picture) NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has imposed Stage-IV (Severe+) actions under the revised Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR which will be effective from 8 am on Monday. This is to step up efforts to tackle the worsening air quality in the region.Looking at the severity…
To mitigate the worsening air quality, the Sub-Committee constituted by Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has resolved to implement all measures outlined under Stage II of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) amid ‘Very Poor‘ air quality (AQI ranging between 301-400) in the Delhi-NCR region. These actions will be enforced in addition to the…
The maximum temperature was recorded at 34.4 degrees Celsius, one degree above normal, while the minimum temperature dropped to 18.6 degrees C, one notch below normal. NEW DELHI : The 27 measures announced under Grap Stage I to combat the deteriorating air quality in Delhi-NCR are preventive actions, directing govt agencies to intensify measures to…
NEW DELHI: At a time when authorities are wary of taking action against those burning crop residue prior to Haryana elections, the beginning of stubble burning in Punjab-Haryana that fouls winter air in Delhi and NCR made the Supreme Court on Friday rap the Commission of Air Quality Management (CAQM) for inaction and ask why…
