What Is GRAP?
Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has recently said that GRAP will be enforced in Delhi NCR with immediate effect to combat deteriorating AQI in the region.
GRAP:
- A graded Response Action Plan is a set of emergency measures that kick in to prevent further deterioration of air quality once it reaches a certain threshold
- It is based on a plan that was submitted by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in November 2016.
- The GRAP was first notified in January 2017 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
- Stage 1 of GRAP is activated when the AQI is in the ‘poor’ category (201 to 300).
- The second, third and fourth stages will be activated three days ahead of the AQI reaching the ‘very poor’ category (301 to 400), ‘severe’ category (401 to 450) and ‘severe +’ category (above 450)
