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The CPCB mentioned that it has been reviewing air high quality in Delhi-NCR.
New Delhi:
Observing that air high quality within the capital and the NCR is deteriorating, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Wednesday directed air pollution watchdogs of Delhi and three different states to make sure strict compliance of the ban on sale and use of firecrackers throughout Christmas and New Year.
In an order, CPCB Chairman Shiv Das Meena additionally directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and the air pollution management boards of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to make sure that stone crushers and sizzling combine crops stay closed until January 2, 2021.
“Considering likely increase in activities during Christmas and New Year celebrations, pollution control boards of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh must ensure that hot mix plants and stone crushers remain closed all the time till January 2, 2021.
“The companies should make sure that frequency of mechanised cleansing of roads and water sprinkling is elevated significantly on the highway stretches with excessive mud technology potential. Agencies should guarantee compliance of orders of courts and the National Green Tribunal relating to banning of sale and use of firecrackers. The orders shall come into power with fast impact,” the CPCB chairman said.
The top pollution watchdog also called for strict adherence to guidelines and standard operating procedure for dust mitigation at construction sites.
“In case of violations, strict motion ought to be taken in opposition to the violators like imposition of penalty/momentary stoppage of development actions,” it said.
The CPCB said that it has been reviewing air quality and meteorological scenario in Delhi-NCR on a continuous basis.
It observed that PM 2.5 concentration in Delhi-NCR exceeded 250 ug/m3 (micrograms per cubic metre) on December 22, and it exceeded 300 ug/m3 on December 23 and is persisting in the same category for more than 10 hours.
“Currently the AQI is in extreme class,” it mentioned.
The order has been copied to the chairman of DPCC, UPPCB, Haryana State Pollution Control Board, Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board, Commission on Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas chairperson M M Kutty and Environment Secretary R P Gupta.
The Commission on Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas, in its assembly held on November 10, had determined that in view of deteriorating air high quality in NCR area, there’s a must invoke the graded response motion plan (GRAP).
The surroundings ministry notified the GRAP in December 2016 and enlisted actions as per completely different AQI classes specifically ”reasonable”, ”poor”, ”very poor” and ”extreme” in response to the National Air Quality Index and a brand new class named ”extreme+” or ”emergency”.
As per a route of the Nation Green Tribunal issued on October 15, 2019, all brick kilns within the National Capital Region are closed.
The NGT had earlier this month directed that there could be a complete ban on the sale and use of every kind of firecrackers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic within the NCR and all cities/cities within the nation the place the ambient air high quality falls beneath the ”poor” and above class.
The NGT had allowed solely locations the place air high quality index is ”reasonable” or beneath to make use of inexperienced crackers from 11:55 pm to 12:30 am throughout Christmas and New Year celebrations.
It had additionally directed all district magistrates to make sure that banned firecrackers aren’t offered and requested them to get well compensation from violators.
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