Delhi Pollution: Construction Banned, Vehicle Entry Restricted Check What's Allowed And What's Not From Tomorrow
Date
11/14/2024 7:01:23 PM
(MENAFN- Live Mint) Pollution in Delhi: As Delhi continued to register an alarming level of pollution reaching 'severe' in the air quality index (AQI), the central pollution control agency imposed stricter curbs in Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) under the Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). The restrictions include ban on demolition and construction activities, and entry of certain vehicles inside Delhi-NCR, among other curbs, to prevent further deterioration of air quality.
The air quality in Delhi-NCR has remained in the“severe” category for a second consecutive day, prompting authorities to impose stringent anti-pollution measures. The GRAP III curbs will be enforced from 8 am on Friday, November 15.
GRAP 3 IMPOSED IN DELHI-NCR: WHAT'S ALLOWED AND WHAT'S NOTAre schools closed from tomorrow?
Yes! The Delhi government has decided to suspend in-person classes for school students .All tuitions up to Class 5 will be shifted to online mode, Chief Minister Atishi announced on Thursday as GRAP 3 curbs come into force in the Delhi-NCR.
What else is banned and what's allowed in Delhi-NCR?
Under the GRAP 3 guidelines, mechanised sweeping of the roads will be intensified.
Construction and demolition activities shall, however, be permitted for projects hospitals, health care facilities, national security, defence related activities, projects of national importance, water supply projects, public infrastructure projects such as work on highways, roads etc.
All mining activities shall be suspended. Read here: Delhi is most polluted city
Under the third stage of the GRAP, all Inter-State buses from NCR states – except electric vehicles, CNG vehicles and BS-VI diesel buses – will be prohibited from entering Delhi.
From tomorrow 8 am, there would be restrictions on the plying of BS-lll petrol and BS-IV diesel vehicles in Delhi and the districts of Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar.
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