With Delhi’s air high quality plummeting to “extreme+” for the primary time this season, the Centre’s air high quality panel on Sunday introduced stricter air pollution management measures for the Delhi-NCR beneath Stage 4 of the Graded Response Motion Plan (GRAP), which is able to come into impact from 8 am on Monday.
The Delhi authorities suspended in-person courses for all besides for college kids of courses 10 and 12, hours after the stricter air pollution management measures had been invoked.
The restrictions embody a ban on truck entry and a brief halt on development at public tasks.
“The AQI of Delhi was recorded at 441 (Extreme) at 4:00 PM at this time and has been regularly growing additional and has already reached Extreme+ class, as thc AQI clocked 447, 452 and 457 at 5:00 PM, 6:00 PM and seven:0O PM, respectively,” stated the Fee for Air High quality Administration (CAQM), the Centre’s panel on Delhi-NCR air high quality.
The GRAP for Delhi-NCR is split into 4 phases of air high quality: Stage 1 for “poor” air high quality (AQI starting from 201 to 300), Stage 2 for “very poor” air high quality (AQI from 301 to 400), Stage 3 for “extreme” air high quality (AQI from 401 to 450), and Stage 4 for “extreme plus” air high quality (AQI above 450).
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi introduced that bodily courses will probably be discontinued for all college students, other than Class 10 and 12, in view of the rising air pollution.
With the imposition of GRAP-4 from tmrw, bodily courses shall be discontinued for all college students, other than Class 10 and 12. All faculties will maintain on-line courses, till additional orders.
— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) November 17, 2024
In accordance with the order, no vans will probably be allowed into Delhi aside from these carrying important objects or utilizing clear gasoline.
Non-essential gentle business autos registered outdoors Delhi will even be prohibited, aside from Electrical Autos and CNG and BS-VI diesel ones.
Delhi-registered BS-IV or older diesel medium and heavy items autos are banned, aside from these in important providers, the panel stated.
All development actions, together with highways, roads, flyovers, energy strains, pipelines and different public tasks, have been suspended.
The CAQM advised on-line educating for the scholars of Lessons 6 to 9 and Class 11.
It additionally really helpful that workplaces within the Nationwide Capital Area (NCR) work at 50 per cent capability, with the remaining working from house.
Work-from-home choices could also be launched for central authorities workers, the panel stated.
State governments may additionally resolve to shut schools, restrict non-essential business actions and implement odd-even car guidelines, it stated.