CAQM inspects 142 Noida road stretches for dust under GRAP
The Commission for Air Quality Management inspected 142 road stretches maintained by the Noida Authority on 5 January 2026 and found only four with high visible dust.
Summary
The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) inspected 142 road stretches maintained by the Noida Authority on 5 January 2026, as part of enforcement under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). Ten teams of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board officers and the CAQM flying squad checked road dust, solid waste, construction and demolition waste and open burning, collecting geo-tagged photographs. Only 4 stretches showed high visible dust, 24 had moderate dust, 66 low dust and 48 no visible dust, and corrective measures were ordered at identified hotspots.
Key facts
- Date
- 5 January 2026
- Area
- 142 road stretches under the Noida Authority
- Teams
- 10 teams — UPPCB and CAQM flying squad
- Findings
- High dust 4; moderate 24; low 66; none 48
- Framework
- Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
In its 5 January 2026 inspection drive, how many road stretches maintained by the Noida Authority did CAQM inspect?
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Correct answer: C — 142
PIB (MoEFCC): CAQM inspected 142 road stretches under the jurisdiction of the Noida Authority.
CAQM's road-dust inspections in NCR, such as the Noida drive of January 2026, are carried out under which statutory framework?
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Correct answer: B — Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)
PIB (MoEFCC): the drive was part of CAQM's monitoring and enforcement under the statutory framework of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).