Tag: Delhi Environment

Atishi Gopal Rai Kejriwal

Delhi Govt Puts Off Implementation Of Odd-Even Traffic Scheme

By LokMarg

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday announced that the state government would delay the proposed implementation of the odd-even car-rationing scheme in the city.

” An improvement is seen in the pollution level. The AQI which was 450+ has now reached around 300. The decision to implement odd-even from November 13 to 20 has been postponed. The situation would be analysed again after Diwali” said the Delhi Environment Minister.

The announcement comes after the Supreme Court, earlier in the day, directed the Delhi government to make a definitive decision on the implementation of the Odd-Even Scheme. The court, however, refrained from taking a decision itself, leaving the matter in the hands of the state government.

The odd-even scheme allows the cars to operate in the national capital on alternate days based on their odd or even registration numbers.

The overall air quality in Delhi at 7 am today was 407, according to data by the government’s air-quality monitoring agency SAFAR.

The Supreme Court on Friday observed that the report from the Amicus Curiae had suggested that the Odd-even scheme did not help in bringing pollution levels down.

“Don’t try to not perform and then shift the burden on to the court,” the Supreme Court told the Delhi government after the government submitted that it will finalise policy on odd-even after Supreme Court’s order.

The Delhi Government said it is waiting for the detailed order of the court to make its final submissions.

“We presented our submission in front of the Supreme Court. We are waiting for the written order from the Supreme Court. We will analyse the court’s order and then make a decision” said Environment Minister Gopal Rai.

Delhi government is making efforts to execute anti-pollution measures, and it is also considering the idea of ‘artificial rain’ to curtail the pollution issue. Several ministers of the Aam Admi Party were also seen on the ground on Thursday night inspecting the execution of anti-pollution initiatives.

The AAP government has decided to field Delhi ministers to ensure the implementation of anti-pollution measures.

Currently, Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) has been implemented in the national capital after the city’s air quality plummeted to the ‘severe plus’ category. (ANI)

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Rai Calls Meeting On Nov 3 To Discuss GRAP III Implementation

By LokMarg

Amid rising concerns over the deteriorating air quality in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has called for a meeting on Friday to discuss the implementation of stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).

In an exclusive chat with ANI over the phone, Rai said, “A meeting of all the concerned departments has been called on Friday at 12:00 p.m. to discuss the effective implementation of stage III of GRAP”.

Meanwhile, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) earlier today announced the implementation of stage III of GRAP in the wake of declining air quality.

A ban has been imposed on construction work in the National Capital Region (NCR).

However, exemptions have been made for railway services, metro services, healthcare-related activities, defence-related activities, etc.

The decision was taken in a meeting of the sub-committee under the GRAP held earlier today.

The committee has also urged the state government to contemplate discontinuing offline classes till class V.

According to the CAQM, the GRAP for the NCR has been classified under four different stages of adverse air quality in Delhi viz. Stage I ‘Poor’ (AQI 201-300). Stage II ‘Very poor’ (AQI 301-400), Stage III ‘Severe’ (AQI 401-450) and Stage IV ‘Severe +’ (AQI>450).

The action plan was implemented as an emergency response mechanism to poor air quality levels. But this time, the government implemented GRAP even before the worsening of Delhi’s air quality.

Meanwhile, the air quality of the national capital continued to remain in the ‘very poor’ category on Thursday for the fifth day in a row with an Air Quality Index of 346, according to SAFAR-India.

As per the SAFAR-India, the city’s AQI has been in the ‘very poor’ category since Sunday (309).

Since then, the air quality has continued to go to rack and ruin in Delhi.

The AQI was recorded at 322 on Monday and 327 on Tuesday against 336 on Wednesday, as per the data provided by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR)-India.

The commuters are facing health issues and there is no sign of amelioration. (ANI)

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