Commission of Air Quality Management in National Capital Region strictly bans construction and demolition activities in NCR under Stage III of the GRAP

December 6, 2022
Delhi, EHS, Industries, post_cats, states
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The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region ( “Commission”) has decided that all actions as envisaged under Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (“GRAP”) be implemented in right earnest with immediate effect in the National Capital Region ( “NCR”) in addition to all action under Stage I and Stage II of the GRAP.

These include :

1. Construction & Demolition activities:

a. Enforce strict ban on construction and demolition activities in the entire NCR, except for the following categories of projects:

  • Railway services/Railway stations
  • Metro Rail Services including stations
  • Airports and Inter State Bus Terminals
  • National security/ defence related activities/ projects of national importance.
  • Hospitals/ health care facilities.
  • Linear public projects such as highways, roads, flyovers, over bridges, power transmission, pipelines etc.
  • Sanitation projects like sewage treatment plants and water supply projects etc.
  • Ancillary activities specific to and supplementing above categories of projects.

The above exemptions will be further subject to strict compliance of the Construction & Demolition ( “C&D”) Waste Management Rules, dust prevention/ control norms including compliance with the directions of the Commission issued from time to time in this regard.

2. Other than the projects exempted above, dust generating/ air pollution causing C&D activities to be strictly banned during this period and will include :

  • Earthwork for excavation and filling including boring & drilling works.
  •  All structural construction works including fabrication and welding operations.
  • Demolition works.
  • Loading & unloading of construction materials anywhere within or outside the project sites.
  • Transfer of raw materials either manually or through conveyor belts, including fly ash.
  • Movement of vehicles on unpaved roads.
  • Operation of batching plant.
  • Laying of sewer line, waterline, drainage work and electric cabling by open trench system.
  • Cutting and fixing of tiles, stones, and other flooring materials.
  • Grinding activities. • Piling work Water Proofing work.
  • Road construction/ repair works including paving of sidewalks / pathways and central verges etc.
  • Polishing, varnishing, and painting activities being polluting activities are not permitted

For all construction projects in NCR, non-polluting / non-dust generating activities such as plumbing works, interior decoration, electrical works, and carpentry related works will be permitted to be continued.

3. Industrial operations :

(a) For industrial areas having PNG infrastructure and supply : Strictly enforce closure / ban on such industries/ operations not running on fuels as in the standard list of approved fuels for NCR.

(b) For industrial areas not having PNG infrastructure and supply : Regulate operations of such industries not using any of the fuels as per the standard list of approved fuels for NCR, to operate only for maximum 5 days a week as under (till 31.12.2022) :

i. Paper and pulp processing, distilleries and captive thermal power plants – to remain inoperative on Saturdays and Sundays.

ii. Paddy / rice processing units – to remain inoperative on Mondays and Tuesdays.

iii. Textile/ garments and apparels including dyeing processes – to remain inoperative on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

iv. Other industries not falling in the above noted categories – to remain inoperative on Fridays and Saturdays.

4. With effect from 01.01.2023, strictly enforce closure/ ban in the entire NCR, on such industries/ operations not running on fuels, as in the standard list of approved fuels for NCR.

(Note: Milk & dairy units and those involved in manufacturing of life saving medical equipment / devices, drugs and medicines shall, however, be exempted from the above restrictions.

5. Close down operations of stone crushers.

6. Ban / Close down mining and associated activities in the NCR.

7. State Governments in NCR/ GNCTD may impose restrictions on BS III petrol and BS IV diesel LMVs (4 wheelers).

All implementing agencies are advised that actions under Stage ‘I’ and Stage ‘II’ of the GRAP are further intensified and special drives are conducted for implementation of actions under Stage ‘III, particularly restrictions related to Construction & Demolition activities, stone crushers and mining and associated activities, industrial operations, brick kilns, hot mix plants using non-approved fuels.

 

Source : Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region
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