New Delhi [India], April 2 : The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invoked the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage-I in Delhi-NCR with immediate effect after the national capital's Air Quality Index (AQI) dropped to 'poor' category on Wednesday.
The decision was taken on the basis of the daily average AQI provided by the Central Pollution Control Board, the CAQM said in a statement.
As per the decision of the CAQM sub-committee on GRAP, all 27 actions as envisaged under Stage-I of GRAP - 'Poor' Air Quality (DELHI AQI ranging between 201- 300) are to be implemented in right earnest by all the agencies concerned in NCR.
Various agencies including Pollution Control Boards (PCBs) of NCR States and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) have been asked to ensure strict implementation of actions of Stage-I under GRAP during this period, according to the statement.
The Sub-Committee has urged the citizens of NCR to cooperate in implementing GRAP and follow the steps mentioned in the Citizen Charter of Stage I of GRAP.
Earlier, CAQM has revoked the GRAP Stage-I in Delhi-NCR after the national capital's Air Quality Index was recorded at 153 (moderate category) on March 29.