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NEW DELHI: The committee for aerial prime absorption (CAQM) successful Delhi-NCR has imposed Stage-I of the graded effect enactment program (GRAP) aft the air prime index (AQI) successful the portion dropped to 211, categorising it arsenic ‘poor’, according to a connection released by the commission.The determination which comes conscionable days up of Diwali, follows the latest forecast by the India meteorological section (IMD) and Indian institute of tropical meteorology (IITM), which foretell continued mediocre aerial prime successful the coming days.
The sub-committee connected GRAP reviewed the aerial prime concern connected Tuesday and decided to instrumentality each measures nether Stage-I of the GRAP with contiguous effect crossed the nationalist superior portion (NCR).
These measures are portion of the broad GRAP docket issued by CAQM connected December 13, 2024, pursuing directions from the Supreme Court.The Stage-I actions volition beryllium enforced, monitored, and regularly reviewed by applicable agencies to forestall further deterioration of aerial quality. “All implementing agencies shall support strict vigil and intensify measures of the extant GRAP schedule,” said RK Agrawal, Director (Technical) and subordinate convenor of the sub-committee connected GRAP. Citizens person been urged to travel the national charter outlined nether GRAP Stage-I.The sub-committee volition proceed monitoring aerial prime trends and forecasts from IMD and IITM to marque further decisions arsenic needed.
