Under GRAP-3, there are strict restrictions on dust generating/air pollution causing construction and demolition (C&D) activities in the entire NCRMoreover, NCR state governments and the Delhi government have to take a decision on allowing public, municipal and private offices to work on 50 per cent strength and the rest to work from home.
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New Delhi: The traffic police have banned the entry of approximately 1.5 lakh BS-III and BS-IV category vehicles into Noida, with pollution levels rising and GRAP-III restrictions coming into forceIt is important to note that Noida has around one lakh registered BS-IV vehicles and 51,000 BS-III vehiclesTo ensure compliance with the restrictions, the traffic police have deployed five teams round the clock at Jewar Toll Plaza, Zero Point and other border areas.
A fine of Rs 20000 will be imposed on those caught driving a restricted vehicleThe DCP (Traffic) has appealed to motorists to comply with the rulesAccording to the Transport Department, approximately one lakh BS-IV and more than 51,000 BS-III vehicles are registered in the district.
Here are some of the key details:
- Four enforcement teams have been deployed to take action against motorists attempting to enter the district in violation of the restrictions.
- The teams have set up barricades at busy routes and border points, including DND Flyway, Chilla Border, Kalindi Kunj, New Ashok Nagar and Kondli Border.
- Only Vehicles Meeting Prescribed Emission Standards Will Be Allowed Entry
- Only vehicles complying with the prescribed emission standards are being allowed to proceed.
- A large number of commercial and private vehicles enter Gautam Buddha Nagar from Delhi, Agra, Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Faridabad and Palwal.
- Authorities are also preparing to stop non-compliant vehicles entering the district from outside before they can proceed towards Delhi.
- ARTO Nand Kumar said enforcement teams are monitoring the situation and strict action will be taken against those violating the restrictions.
Traffic Police Appeal to Motorists
DCP (Traffic) Syed Ali Abbas said that the movement of BS-III and BS-IV category vehicles within the district has been prohibitedFive teams have been deployed at various locations to enforce the restrictions.
He appealed to motorists to strictly comply with the GRAP-III restrictions, warning that violations would attract a fine of Rs 20,000Motorists entering the district from neighbouring areas will be stopped at border checkpoints and informed about the restrictions.
Delhi HC directs constitution of committee on demolition of dangerous buildings
The Delhi High Court has directed the MCD commissioner to constitute a high-powered committee in consultation with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta to address the issue of repair, sealing or demolition of dangerous and dilapidated buildings during GRAP-related restrictions.
In an order passed on November 6, Justice Saurabh Banerjee observed that since demolition activities are prohibited during the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)-related anti-pollution restrictions, the civic authorities cannot take steps for the removal of such dangerous structures till February 10, and directed that the committee be constituted as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a week.
Justice Banerjee took suo motu cognisance of the imminent threat to the lives of occupants and owners of such buildings as well as to the passers-by and occupants of adjoining properties, and remarked that the court “cannot just remain a mute spectator” in the face of tragedies like the Satya Niketan building collapse.
“No doubt, the directions issued under GRAP cannot be disregarded; however, at the same time it cannot be ignored that the ongoing rampant unauthorised constructions within the jurisdiction of this Court have very serious repercussions and are endangering/ exposing human lives to an imminent but avoidable risk/ danger,” the court said
