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Delhi air pollution: GRAP Stage

III revoked, ban on BS-III petrol
and BS-IV diesel vehicles lifted
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01 Jan 2024, 07:47 PM IST

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Delhi air pollution: The ban on BS-III

petrol and BS-IV diesel vehicles in
Delhi-NCR was lifted as authorities
revoked GRAP Stage III restrictions in
the region on Monday.

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Commuters are out on a cold and foggy morning amid

rising air pollution levels at NH9 Masuri area in
Ghaziabad, India on Sunday.

The Commission for Air Quality

Management (CAQM) revoked Stage III of
the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)
in Delhi-NCR with immediate effect on
Monday. The GRAP-III was invoked
across Delhi-NCR on December 22 to
deal with poor air quality and rising air
pollution in the city.
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As per the statement issued by the

CAQM, actions under Stage-I and
Stage-II of the GRAP shall, however,
remain invoked, and be implemented and
reviewed by all agencies concerned.

As GRAP-III restrictions were revoked,

the ban on BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel
vehicles in Delhi and surrounding areas
was also lifted. However, the ban on
construction activities remains intact.
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“C&D (Construction and Demolition)

project sites and industrial units which
have been issued specific closure orders
on account of violations/non-compliances
of various statutory directions, rules,
guidelines etc under no circumstances
shall resume their operation without any
specific order to this effect from the
Commission," the CAQM statement said.

The CAQM is a statutory body that is

responsible for formulating strategies to
combat pollution in the region.

The official statement said that the sub-

committee of CAQM revoked the Stage-III
of GRAP in view of the forecasts by the
India Meteorological Department
(IMD)/Indian Institute of Technology
Madras (IITM) for meteorological
conditions and air quality index (AQI) of
Delhi.
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The statement further mentioned that the

forecast does not indicate any
deterioration further and there is a
likelihood of the AQI improving while
remaining in the very poor/poor category
in the next few days.

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announces re-implementation of
GRAP-III due to ‘severe’ air quality.
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The commission has also asked agencies

to keep strict vigil and especially intensify
measures under Stages I and II of GRAP
to obviate the implementation of Stage III
of GITAP actions.
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The CAQM invoked actions under GRAP

Stage III last year on December 22 amid
deteriorating air quality in Delhi as the AQI
level slipped into the 'Severe' category for
several days.

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