Delhi Air Pollution: New Guidelines
The air quality in Delhi continues to deteriorate amid rising stubble burning and unfavourable meteorological conditions
The Air Quality Index of the city remained in the "severe plus" category with an hourly AQI of 453
VK Soni, a scientist at Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that Delhi's AQI is forecast to stay in the 'severe' range till Saturday due to the rise in farm fires
An AQI from 0 to 100 is considered good, while from 100 to 200 it is moderate. From 200 to 300 it is considered poor and from 300 to 400 it is very poor
Here are the new guidelines implemented in Delhi NCR to curb the rising air pollution
Under the Stage III Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), Delhi has imposed a ban on construction and demolition activities
Construction projects related to railway services, metro, airports, defense and linear public projects like highways and flyovers have been exempted from the ban
The state government urged employees to work from home and Delhi's CM Arvind Kejriwal has appealed to people to avoid the use of private vehicles while commuting
Delhi's Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that 50% of the government staff would be working from home
Arvind Kejriwal asked the primary schools to remain closed from November 5th, soon after the District Magistrate of Noida urged schools to take classes online
Entry of trucks to the city is banned, except electric, CNG, and those carrying essential commodities
Industries not running on clean fuels in Delhi NCR are to be shut, even in areas that don't have Piped Natural Gas (PNG) supply and infrastructure
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is dissatisfied with the steps taken to curb air pollution in Delhi-NCR
NHRC has asked the chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana, UP, and Delhi to be present on November 10 for a detailed discussion
The Supreme Court will hear a plea on November 10, seeking immediate actions to curb air pollution in Delhi NCR