Delhi chokes: Air Quality hits 'poor' level, anti-pollution plan activated
With winters approaching, national capital Delhi's air quality has once again fallen into the poor category
PTC News Desk: With winters approaching, national capital Delhi's air quality has once again fallen into the poor category prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management to activate stage- I of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across the national capital region.
Stage 1 of the GRAP is a winter-specific anti-pollution measures with an objective of controlling pollution through dust mitigation at construction sites, proper waste management, and regular road cleaning. It requires rigorous inspections of polluting vehicles, improved traffic management, and stricter emission regulations for industries, power plants, and brick kilns.
On October 14, the Centre's air pollution control panel for Delhi-NCR directed the governments of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh to implement winter-specific air quality measures starting at 8 a.m. today. Air quality standards are divided into six categories: good (0-50), satisfactory (51-100), moderate (101-200), poor (201-300), very poor (301-400), and severe (401-500).