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The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has tightened the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) for Delhi-NCR, advancing respective pollution-control measures to earlier stages to forestall further deterioration of aerial quality successful the region.
The revised schedule, finalised connected November 21 aft consultations with stakeholders, shifts aggregate actions from higher alert stages to little ones meaning restrictions volition present beryllium triggered sooner arsenic the Air Quality Index (AQI) worsens.
Under the caller framework, respective curbs that antecedently fell nether Stage II ('Poor' AQI 201-300) volition present beryllium enforced astatine Stage I.
The city's wide AQI stood astatine 360 successful the 'very poor' class astatine 9 americium connected Saturday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
These see ensuring uninterrupted powerfulness proviso to discourage the usage of diesel generator sets, deploying further unit to streamline postulation astatine congestion-prone points, issuing contamination alerts done newspapers, TV and radio, and augmenting CNG and electrical nationalist transport fleets with higher work frequence and differential fares to beforehand off-peak travel.
Measures earlier listed nether Stage III ('very poor' AQI 301-400) person been moved to Stage II, specified arsenic staggering moving hours for authorities offices successful Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar. The Centre whitethorn besides determine connected staggered timings for its offices successful the region.
Similarly, restrictions antecedently applicable lone successful Stage IV ('severe+') volition present use astatine Stage III ('severe' AQI 401-450).
These see allowing public, municipal and backstage offices to run with 50% unit portion the remainder enactment from home.
The Centre whitethorn besides instrumentality work-from-home provisions for its employees.
CAQM said the changes were based connected technological assessments, adept recommendations and past experience. All implementing agencies crossed NCR person been directed to enforce the revised docket immediately.
