CAQM reviews GRAP enforcement in Delhi ahead of winter, orders action on end-of-life vehicles
On 9 November 2024, the Commission for Air Quality Management chaired a meeting with Delhi's Chief Secretary and agencies to review actions under the Graded Response Action Plan, focusing on pollution hotspots in Delhi.
Summary
On 9 November 2024, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) held a meeting chaired by its Chairperson with Delhi's Chief Secretary and agencies including MCD, Traffic Police, PWD and Delhi Jal Board to review the implementation of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), focusing on air pollution hotspots in Delhi ahead of winter. The Commission directed intensified action to remove end-of-life vehicles (over 15 years for petrol and 10 years for diesel), curbs on haphazard parking, and reiterated Stage-I and II measures such as stopping construction and demolition projects on plots over 500 sq m not registered on the web portal and banning open burning of biomass and municipal waste.
Key facts
- Date
- 9 Nov 2024
- Body
- Commission for Air Quality Management
- Attended by
- Delhi Chief Secretary; MCD, Traffic Police, PWD, DJB and others
- End-of-life vehicles
- Petrol over 15 years; diesel over 10 years
- GRAP I/II reminders
- Stop unregistered C&D on plots >500 sq m; no open burning
Practice MCQs 2 questions
At its 9 November 2024 review, CAQM directed action against end-of-life vehicles defined as:
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Correct answer: C — Petrol over 15 years, diesel over 10 years
PIB (CAQM): intensified action to liquidate end-of-life vehicles — more than 15 years for petrol and 10 years for diesel vehicles.
Under GRAP Stage-I/II measures reiterated by CAQM in November 2024, construction and demolition projects not registered on the web portal must stop if the plot size exceeds:
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Correct answer: A — 500 sq m
PIB (CAQM): stop C&D projects with plot size more than 500 sq m not registered on the web portal.