‘Emergency’ measures not implemented despite 8 days of ‘severe’ air in Delhi
The Hindu
CAQM adheres to rules that don’t take into account predictions of bad air quality
Despite Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) being “severe” for eight out of 10 days after Deepavali, measures under the “emergency” category of the Supreme Court-ordered Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to control air pollution were not implemented by the authorities. The air quality after Deepavali is the worst in years.
“Emergency” steps were not taken as the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas, which has the authority to order measures under GRAP, stuck to the rules that do not consider predictions of deteriorating air quality.
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