Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)

Question 1

What is GRAP?

Answer 1

emergency measures to be implemented to control air pollution depending upon the air quality.

• Approved by SC 2016.
• prepared by Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority.
• only emergency measure.
• if air quality shifts from poor to very poor,measures listed to be followed

[EMERGENCY MEASURES TO CONTROL AIR POLLUTION]

Question 2

Give overview of action plan

Answer 2

• coordination among 13 different agencies in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan (NCR areas).
• head of table is EPCA, mandated by the SC
• Before imposition, EPCA holds a meeting with representatives from all NCR states, and decide which actions has to be made applicable in which town.

[NCR & AROUND REGION CHYA LOKANCHA EKATRA AHE -> MEETING GHEUN THARAVTAT KUTHE KAY KARAYACHA TE]

Question 3

What is the classification of air pollution & steps taken on it?

Answer 3

1. Moderate
2. Poor

Steps:Ban garbage burning ; regulate brick klins,Pollution causing industries

3.Very Poor
Steps:1.Ban diesel generators
2.Enhance parking fee by 3-4 times
3.increase bus&metro frequency
4.ban coal&firewood use in hotels

4.Severe
Steps:1.Close brick klins,hot mix plates,stone crushers
2.shut badarpur power plant
3.intensify public transport,charge different rates in peak hours
4.Mechanised cleaning of roads & sprinkling of water to reduce dust

5.Severe+ / Emergency)and persists for 48 hours
Steps:1No entry to diesel truck traffic in delhi(except essential commo.)
2.no construction activities
3.odd even scheme

1.MODERATE/POOR : REGULATE POLLUTION INDUSTRY
2.VERY POOR: BAN COAL IN HOTEL
3.SEVERE: CLOSE POLLUTION CAUSING INDUSTRY :BRICK KLINS
4,SEVERE+/EMERGENCY FOR 48 HRS :ODD-EVEN ;NO CONSTRUCTION

Question 4

What is Air Quality management commission?

Answer 4

By:‘Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Ordinance 2020’

• supersedes central and state pollution control boards of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, UP and Rajasthan
• powers to issue directions to these state governments

[BY NCR & ADOINING AREA ORDINANCE 2020 ; SUPERSEDE STATE & CENTRAL POLLUTION BOARDS IN THESE AREAS ; CAN DIRECT STATES]

Question 5

What is composition & jurisdiction of Air quality management commision?

Answer 5

permanent body and will have over 20 members.

Chairperson: To be chaired by a government official of the rank of Secretary or Chief Secretary.

Jurisdiction:

Exclusive jurisdiction over the NCR, including areas in Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, in matters of air pollution, and will be working along with CPCB and ISRO, apart from the respective state governments.

[NCR;HR;PB;UP;RJ]

Question 6

What is Central Pollution Control Board(CPCB)?

Answer 6

• Statutory organisation under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.
• Established in 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act and later entrusted with functions and responsibilities under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
• CPCB is led by its Chairman followed by the Member Secretary, and other members. The CPCB performs its various functions through the following nine major project budget heads.

[STATUTORY -> UNDER WATER ACT & AIR ACT]

Question 7

Power & functions of CPCB?

Answer 7

Advising the Central and State Government on matters related to prevention, improvement and control of Air and Water pollution.
Planning various programs to control and prevent Air & Water pollution
Planning and organising training programs for people involved in activities for the prevention, improvement and control of Air and Water pollution.

[ADVICE CENTRE & STATE ON AIR & WATER POLLUTION ; TRAIN PEOPLE IN THESE FIELDS]

Question 8

What is EPCA?

Answer 8

objective of ‘protecting and improving’ the quality of the environment and ‘controlling environmental pollution’ in the National Capital Region. The EPCA also assists the apex court in various environment-related matters in the region.

[PROTECTING ENVIRONMENT IN NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION]

Question 9

How was EPCA established?

Answer 9

Supreme Court mandated body tasked with taking various measures to tackle air pollution in the National Capital Region. It was notified in 1998 by Environment Ministry under Environment Protection Act, 1986

[UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT,1986]

Question 10

What is Composition of EPCA?

Answer 10

Besides the chairman, the EPCA has 14 members, some of whom are the environment secretary of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), chairperson of the New Delhi Municipal Council, transport commissioner of the NCT, the commissioners of various municipal corporations of Delhi and professors at IIT Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru University

[NCT MADHLE ENVIRONMENT RELATED OFFICERS AHET,IIT & JNU CHE PROFESSORS]

Question 11

What are the functions of EPCA?

Answer 11

• To protect and improve quality of environment and prevent and control environmental pollution in National Capital Region.
• To enforce Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in NCR as per the pollution levels.

[IMPROVE ENVIRONMENT ; CONTROL POLLUTION ; ENFORECE GRAP]