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An anti-smog weapon being utilized to spray h2o droplets to curb aerial pollution, astatine Raisina Hills successful New Delhi. (PTI Photo/File)
The implementation of GRAP-4, the highest level of anti-pollution measures nether the Graded Response Action Plan, has go a blistery taxable connected Google, trending prominently since Sunday evening. The Delhi authorities enforced the caller restrictions aft aerial prime successful the portion plunged to “severe plus” levels, with the measures taking effect from 8 a.m. Monday.
According to Google Trends, searches for GRAP-4 surged by implicit 500%, with much than 500,000 queries recorded connected the topic.
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Chief Minister Atishi announced connected X (formerly Twitter) that starting Monday, each schools volition displacement to online classes, but for students successful Classes 10 and 12. “With the imposition of GRAP-4, carnal classes volition stay suspended until further notice,” she stated.
The eight-point GRAP-4 enactment program includes a prohibition connected the introduction of diesel-powered mean and dense vehicles (BS-IV and below) successful Delhi, but those transporting indispensable goods oregon providing exigency services. Construction and demolition activities, specified arsenic gathering roads, highways, and flyovers, are besides prohibited, barring exceptions for captious infrastructure similar metro rail, hospitals, railways, and defence projects.
These further measures supplement existing restrictions nether earlier GRAP stages, specified arsenic the prohibition of dust-intensive operation work. The superior and its neighboring regions stay shrouded successful smog, necessitating stricter controls to mitigate contamination levels.
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