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    No. r2oo 17 / 27 l GRt\t' / 2O2 1 / CAQM Dated: 17. | 1.2024

    ORDER
    Sub.: Implementation of Actions under stage-lV ('Severe+' Atr Quality) of
    revised Graded Response Action Plan in Delhi-NCR- steps to be taken,
    The Commission for Air Qualil.y Managcmcnt in NCR and adjoining arcas, vide
    Direction No. 83 datcd I 7th Septembcr, 2024, issucd statutory dircction for
    implementation of thc revised schedule of thc Graded Response Action PIan
    (GRAP), available on the CAQM websitc (caqm.nic.in), as and when orders under
    GRAP are invoked.
    The Sub-Committee for invoking actions under thc GITAP in its carlier mectings
    held, had invokcd actions undcr Stagc-I, Stage II and Stagc-III of thc GRAI) on
    14th Octobe r, 2024, 2l't Octobcr, 2024 and l4th Novcmber, 2024.

    The Sub-Committee in its urgcnt mceting hcld on l Tth November' 2024 further
    reviewed the air quality scenario in the region as well as the forccasts lor
    meteorological condit.ions and air quality indcx of Delhi made availablc by
    rMD/rrTM.
    The Sub-committee observed that the AQI of Delhi was recorded at 44 I (Scvere)
    at 4:00 P.M on 17.11.2024 (today) and has bccn gradually increasing further
    and has already reachcd Scverc+ category, as thc AQI clockcd 447, 452 and 457
    at 5:00 PM, 6:00 PM and 7:0O I'>M respectivcly. l"urthcr, thc average AQI for l)clhi
    is expected to rcmain in this adversc rangc owing to healy fog, variable winds,
    highly unfavorable meteorological and climatic conditions. F'orecasts from
    IMD/llTM also indicate a likelihood of the AQI of Delhi to particularly remain in
    higher end of "SEVERE"/"SEVERE+" catcgory in the coming days, owing to
    unfavorable climatic conditions.
    Therefore, in an cffort to prcvcnt furthcr detcrioration of thc air quality, thc Sub
    Committee decided that ALL actions as envisagcd under Stage IV of the GRAP
    -'severe+' Air Quality (DELHI AQI>45O1 be implcmcnted in right earnest by all
    the agencies concerned in thc NCR, in addition to the Stage-I, II and III
    actlons already in force, from 8:OO A.M. of 18.LL.2O24 in the National
    Capital Region (NCR).

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    'l'hese include

    1. Stop entry of truck traffic into Delhi (except for trucks carrying essential
    commodities/ providing e ssential services). A11 LNG/ CNG / Electric/ BS-
    VI Diesel trucks) shail, however, be permitted to enter Delhi.
    2. Do not permit LCVs registered outside Delhi, other than EVs / CNG / BS-
    Vl diesel, to enter l)elhi, except thosc carrying cssential commodities /
    providing csscntial serviccs.

    3. llnlorce strict ban on plying ol Delhi - registered IlS,lV and below diesel
    operated Medium Goods Vehicles (MGVs) and Heavy Goods Vehicles
    (HGVs) in Delhi, except those carrying essential commodities / providing
    essential services.

    4. Ban C&D activities, as in the GRAI) Stage-lll, also lor linear public projects
    such as highways, roads, flyovers, overbridges, power transmission,
    pipelines, tele-communication etc.

    5. NCR State Govts. and GNC'I'D may take a decision on discontinuing


    physical classes even for classes VI - IX, class XI and conduct lessons in
    an online mode.

    6. NClt State Governments / CNCTD to take a decision on allowing public,


    municipal and private officcs to work on 50% strength and the rest to work
    from home.

    7. Central Government may take appropriate decision on permitting work


    from home for employees in central government offices.

    8. State Governments may consider additional emergency measures like


    closure of colleges/ educational institutions and closure of non-emergency
    commercial activitics, pcrmitting running of vehicles on odd-even basis of
    registration numbers etc.

    Further, citizens may be urged to adhere to the citizen charter and assist in
    effective implementation of the GRAP measures aimed towards sustaining and
    improving the Air Quality in the Region, in addition to the citizen charter of
    Stage-1, Stage-ll and Stage-lll, as under:

    ra Children, elderly and those with respiratory, cardiovascular,


    cerebrovascular or other chronic diseases to avoid outdoor activities and
    stay indoors, as much as possible.
    ,>\
    .
    l?'u
    K. Agr Zrwal)
    l)irec r (Technical)
    (Member Convenor of Sub-Committee on GRAP)

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