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GRAP from today as Delhi-NCR brace for deteriorating air quality

| Tuesday | 15th October, 2019

The air quality in Delhi has begun deteriorating ahead of the winter season. On Sunday, it turned turned “very poor” with the overall Air Quality Index going beyond 300 mark. Prepared by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and first implemented in Delhi-NCR in 2017, the Graded Response Action Plan lists measures to curb air pollution according to the severity of the situation. GRAP measures include increasing bus and metro services, hiking parking fees and stopping use of diesel gen-sets when the air quality turns “poor”. — PTITHE ACTION PLANPrepared by the CPCB, the GRAP lists measures to curb air pollution according to the severity of the situation

New Delhi, October 14 The Graded Response Action Plan to curb air pollution in Delhi-NCR will come into force on Tuesday, proactively rolling out stricter measures depending on the situation to discourage private vehicles on roads, stop use of diesel generators, close brick kilns and stone crushers. The air quality in Delhi has begun deteriorating ahead of the winter season. On Sunday, it turned turned “very poor” with the overall Air Quality Index going beyond 300 mark. On Monday, however, it improved by around 50 points but the situation has continued to oscillate between poor and very poor for the last 24 hours. Prepared by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and first implemented in Delhi-NCR in 2017, the Graded Response Action Plan lists measures to curb air pollution according to the severity of the situation. GRAP measures include increasing bus and metro services, hiking parking fees and stopping use of diesel gen-sets when the air quality turns “poor”. — PTI THE ACTION PLAN Prepared by the CPCB, the GRAP lists measures to curb air pollution according to the severity of the situation

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