PTI
Tribune Reporters
Gurugram/Faridabad, October 6
The Centre’s air quality panel on Friday directed the National Capital Region (NCR) authorities to implement a ban on the use of coal in hotels and restaurants and take punitive measures against polluting industries and thermal power plants. Because the air quality in the region has dropped. ‘Poor’ category.
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), the statutory body responsible for proactively implementing the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), has in the last 24 hours monitored the air pollution in Gurugram and Faridabad. reported a “sudden decline” in air quality parameters in the region. .
GRAP divides actions into four stages: Stage I – ‘Poor’ (AQI 201-300), Stage II – ‘Very Poor’ (AQI 301-400), Stage III – ‘Severe’ (AQI 401-450), and stage IV – ‘severe pulse’ (AQI > 450).
Suspension of work on private construction and demolition projects with plot size equal to or above 500 square meters in Stage I has been ordered on the state government portal for remote monitoring of dust abatement measures. Not registered.
The authorities have been tasked with taking punitive action against polluting industrial units and thermal power plants within 300 km of Delhi and imposing a complete ban on the use of coal and wood in ovens in hotels, restaurants and open-air eateries. has gone
Ensuring proper implementation of guidelines for dust abatement at construction and demolition project sites and environmental management of resulting waste is also part of Phase I.
The air quality of Gurugram has been continuously deteriorating for the past six days. Today, it has deteriorated to the level of ‘poor’. Gurugram district’s AQI was 269 on Friday. For the third consecutive day, the city was the most polluted in Delhi-NCR while Manesar region was the least polluted in NCR.
New Gurugram area was the most polluted on Friday. An AQI of 355 was recorded in Sector 51 and surrounding areas. An AQI of 250 was recorded in Terri village and surrounding areas. Vikas Sadan had an AQI of 156. Manesar had an AQI of 39.
Air quality in Faridabad reached ‘Poor’ level today. The AQI recorded in the city this morning was 216, suggesting the onset of smoggy conditions.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) official app Smear, it was the worst in Sector-11, one of the four stations set up to record AQI here.
Other major cities of NCR including Delhi, Gurugram, Bahadurgarh, Sonepat, Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad also recorded ‘poor’ air quality on Friday morning. While neighboring Gurugram city recorded an AQI of 269, the highest in the region, Delhi and Greater Noida saw levels of 212 and 256 respectively today.
Apart from the drop in day and night temperatures, other factors including paratha burning in the region, road dust, traffic, construction work, inadequate sanitation and inadequate measures to control air pollution will affect the air quality in the coming days. There is a risk of further deterioration. State pollution control department sources claimed.
“Air quality is likely to remain at the same level or be dominated by contributing factors such as weather conditions, farm fires and deficiencies in measures to prevent pollution,” an official said on condition of anonymity. The reason could be worse.”
The district administration has banned the manufacture, sale and use of non-green crackers till January 31, 2024. He said that the authorities have been directed to monitor the air quality round the clock and ensure proper implementation of the GRAP orders.
(with input)
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