Environment
Delhi AQI at 233 triggers GRAP Stage 1 curbs
Hindustan Times·
The Commission for Air Quality Management on Wednesday notified Stage I Graded Response Action Plan measures across Delhi-NCR, Hindustan Times reported. The step follows Delhi air quality entering the poor category, with an AQI of 233 at 9 am. CAQM said agencies must implement and review the measures so AQI levels do not slip further into worse bands.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Open burning of garbage, leaves and other waste is banned under Stage I.
- Roadside food stalls cannot use coal or firewood; clean fuels are required.
- Diesel generators are restricted except for essential or emergency use.
What's Happening
- Poor AQI is defined as the 201 to 300 range under GRAP Stage I.
- Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 18 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.
- Construction sites must control dust, with larger projects needing approved dust plans.
What Stage I is meant to curb
- CAQM uses Stage I when AQI enters the poor band to limit dust, vehicle and waste-burning emissions.
- Citizens are asked to follow the Stage I citizen charter.
- Hindustan Times said the notification came a day after Dussehra.
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