GRAP III Imposed in Delhi: What's Allowed, What's Not | Full List

New Delhi: Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Thursday announced that stage III of revised Gred Response Action Plan (GRAP) will be enforced across entire Delhi-NCR region beginning at 8 am on November 15.

decision to implement GRAP III has been taken after air quality in national capital deteriorated on Wednesday. 

What is GRAP 3?

Gred Response Action Plan (GRAP) is a set of measures implemented in Delhi and NCR to tackle air pollution. Stage 3 of GRAP is activated when Air Quality Index (AQI) reaches ‘severe’ levels, introducing strict measures to control pollution.

Delhi’s air quality breached ‘severe’ level on Wednesday as it got worsened by calm winds and lower temperatures.

Stage-III measures under GRAP involve actions such as halting construction work, shutting down brick kilns, and tightening restrictions on movement of heavy vehicles.

What is Restricted Under GRAP 3?

• Construction and demolition activities will be halted
• Non-essential mining activities to be suspended
• Non-electric, non-CNG, and non-BS-VI diesel interstate buses will face restrictions

Also, re is likely possibility that primary schools might be asked to shift to online classes, according to an official. 

“Water sprinkling on major ros will increase to reduce dust and pollutants,” y said. 

national capital continued to choke with a thick layer of smog on Thursday, with AQI recorded in "severe" category for second consecutive day this season.

According to latest information updated at 8 am at AQICN, two areas in Delhi, crossed 500 mark. ITI Jahangirpuri recorded an AQI of 581 highest, while Anand Vihar recorded an AQI of 521.

Meanwhile, several or areas like Narela, Punjabi Bagh, DITE Okhla, and Patparganj recorded AQI over 400 mark.

This comes as city's 24-hour Air Quality Index (AQI), which was recorded at 4 pm every day, stood at 418, up from 334 previous day, which can trigger stringent restrictions under third stage of Gred Response Action Plan (GRAP) to mitigate hazardous conditions.

Meanwhile, Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), however, said owing to stronger winds, pollutant concentration is expected to start showing a declining trend from Thursday onwards and AQI is likely to move back to "very poor" category.