As Delhi's Air Quality Worsens, Construction, Demolition Activities Banned
NDTV
The restrictions include a ban on construction and demolition activities except for essential projects concerning national security, defence, railways, and metro rail among others.
Amid worsening pollution levels in Delhi, the Centre's air quality panel on Saturday directed authorities in the National Capital Region to immediately implement curbs under stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).
The restrictions include a ban on construction and demolition activities except for essential projects concerning national security, defence, railways, and metro rail among others.
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) also said that the authorities might impose restrictions on the movement of BS III petrol and BS IV diesel four-wheelers in the NCR considering the worsening air quality.
Delhi's 24-hour average air quality index stood at 397 at 4 pm, the worst since January. It was 354 on Thursday, 271 on Wednesday, 302 on Tuesday, and 312 on Monday (Diwali).
