The national capital Delhi has officially lifted the restriction on non-essential construction and demolition activities that were put in place in Delhi due to the city’s poor air quality.
As Delhi’s air quality improved, the stage 3 limits of the GRAP (Graded Response Action Plan) have been lifted.
The Delhi-air NCR’s quality would not revert to the severe category in the ensuing days, according to a directive from the CAQM (Commission for Air Quality Management).
The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and India Meteorological Department’s prognosis did not indicate that the AQI would move into the “severe” range in the ensuing days, it stated.
In the entire National Capital Region (NCR), the directive stated, “It is, therefore, deemed that it is advisable to relax the harsh limitations & scale back Stage-III of the GRAP (Graded Response Action Plan).
The Graded Response Action Plan subcommittee made the decision on January 2 that the continuous actions carried out under Stage III of GRAP intend to continue for the time being in light of Delhi’s pollution levels continuing to fall under the “very poor” category, the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change announced in an update on Monday.
All construction operations are prohibited under Stage III of the GRAP, with the exception of those that are of national importance.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Delhi’s total AQI was trending upward because of the city’s poor weather and meteorological parameters and low wind speeds.
