New Delhi: With the worsening air quality in Delhi, a ban has been imposed on all non-essential construction work and demolition work in the city. The entry of light commercial vehicles and diesel trucks has also been banned in the national capital.
Besides, schools have also been advised to go online. The state governments in the Delhi-NCR region will likely take a decision to discontinue physical classes in schools for children up to class 5.
The restrictions have been imposed as part of stage III of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) — under the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM).
At a meeting to review the air quality of Delhi-NCR, the CAQM said that the pollution levels are only “expected to increase further” owing to unfavourable meteorological and climatic conditions.