The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Wednesday invoked Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR with immediate effect as AAI of Delhi reached ‘Poor” category.
What is banned under Stage I of GRAP
This comes after the restrictions were lifted on March 29, following an improvement in the air quality.
What is banned under Stage I of GRAP
The Stage I of GRAP focuses on controlling pollution through dust mitigation at construction sites, proper waste management, and regular road cleaning.
- It mandates strict checks on polluting vehicles, better traffic management, and emission controls in industries, power plants, and brick kilns.
- The first stage also bans open burning of waste, limits the use of diesel generators, and prohibits the use of coal or firewood in eateries.
- Turn off the engine at red lights.
- Prohibition on private construction and demolition projects measuring 500 square metres or more.
- Action against industrial units and thermal power plants spreading pollution within 300 km radius of Delhi
- Ban on production, storage and sale of firecrackers till Jan 1, 2025
- Ban on 10-15 year old diesel/petrol vehicles.
- Ban on burning garbage in the open.
- Deployment of traffic police at crowded places.
- No tolerance for visible emissions -. Stop visibly polluting vehicles by impounding and / or levying maximum penalty.
- Strict enforcement of the prohibition on open burning of biomass and municipal solid waste, and the imposition of maximum penalties for violations.
