GRAP Stage 4 Kicks In Delhi: What’s Allowed, What’s Not

Amid worsening pollution levels in Delhi, the Centre implemented curbs in Delhi-NCR under the Graded Response Action Plan stage IV.

Delhi pollution: Thick grey smog crept over Delhi-NCR as the air quality plunged to ‘severe’ category. Residents struggled to breathe as the hazardous smog covered the capital city and its surrounding areas. Amid worsening pollution levels in Delhi, the Centre implemented curbs in Delhi-NCR under the Graded Response Action Plan stage IV. Ban on diesel vehicles, construction activities and others are few of the restrictions imposed in the region as part of the GRAP stage 4 plan.

GRAP Stage 4 imposed in Delhi-NCR: What’s not allowed

•  Four-wheeler diesel LMVs  have been banned in Delhi-NCR
• Ban on C&D activities in linear public projects such as highways, roads, flyovers, over bridges, power transmission, pipelines etc.
• All industries in NCR even in areas which do not have PNG infrastructure and supply but still running for fuels other than the fuels as per the Standard list of approved fuels for NCR have been ordered shut.
• Closures of school, colleges, educational institutions, closure of non-emergency commercial activities and plying of vehicles on odd-even basis may be on the cards if the air pollution continues to further worsen.
• Entry of truck traffic into Delhi (except of trucks carrying essential commodities, providing essential services and all CNG, electric trucks) have been halted.

GRAP Stage 4 in Delhi-NCR: What’s allowed

• All CNG vehicles are allowed.
• Electric truck or e-vehicles have been allowed
• Trucks carrying essential commodities or providing essential services
• BS-VI vehicles and vehicles used for essential/emergency services
• Industries like milk and dairy units and those involved in manufacturing of life saving medical equipment’s, drugs, and medicines have been exempted from restrictions.

No physical classes for Noida schools: Will Delhi follow suit?

All schools in Noida have been ordered to hold online classes till November 8 (Tuesday) as the air quality deteriorated in the area. In an order issued by Gautam Buddh Nagar’s District Inspector of Schools (DIOS) Dharmveer Singh, schools in Noida and Greater Noida have been ordered to hold online classes for students up to Class 8. The schools have also been told to hold classes for students of Class 9 to 12 online. “All schools have been asked to move to online medium for teaching students up to Class 8. They have been asked to switch to the online mode for students of Class 9 to 12 also to the extent possible,” the order stated.