Delhi government blames center, neighbors for pollution; GRAP 4 restrictions tightened

Delhi’s Environment Minister, Gopal Rai, has accused the Center and neighboring states of not taking capable measures to power pollution, contempt advancement made by Punjab implicit the past 2 years. The allegations and counter-allegations betwixt the Delhi authorities and different authorities proceed adjacent aft the Supreme Court’s stern reprimand connected the issue.  

Rai stated that the Center has yet to sermon artificial rainfall arsenic a imaginable solution to the capital’s terrible smog conditions. “The Environment Minister did not springiness clip to code this matter,” helium said.  

During a meeting, the Delhi authorities instructed officials to strictly instrumentality the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage 4 restrictions and guarantee mandatory compliance. Key decisions taken during the gathering see making masks compulsory for Class 10 and Class 12 students. The authorities volition reappraisal further actions based connected the Supreme Court's directions.  

On the Odd-Even conveyance scheme, Rai clarified that nary determination has been made yet. He emphasised that artificial rainfall oregon a alteration successful upwind patterns would beryllium indispensable to alleviate the existent smog crisis.  

The escalating aerial contamination remains a captious interest arsenic Delhi struggles to respire cleanable aerial amidst the blasted crippled betwixt stakeholders.