Drive Your BS4 Diesel Car In Delhi NCR As GRAP-3 & 4 Paused; GRAP-2 Remains In Place | V3Cars

According to CAQM, the AQI in Delhi stood at 165 at 4PM, which is 135 points below the threshold for GRAP-2 (AQI 300-400). Still, the court ordered CAQM to keep the GRAP-2 in force. The GRAP-4 comes into action when AQI goes over 450 but remained in place despite the AQI falling low enough to retract GRAP-2 and above.

You can read more about the detailed order from CAQM at the following link:

GRAP Order dt 05122024f534d509-cf4a-499a-8bba-db779e6cfefb.pdf (caqm.nic.in)

You can learn more about the GRAP-3 and GRAP-4 restrictions with respect to vehicle usage and travelling in Delhi and NCR at the following link:

Nov 18, 2024: GRAP-4 Enforced In Delhi NCR: Detailed Analysis Of Official Order

Here’s the full timeline of events with respect to Delhi pollution in 2024-25 winters:

GRAP-1 Order Points w.r.t. Vehicle Usage

You can check the GRAP-1 order at the following link:

GRAP Order dt 141020243e08bb58-9b79-4c54-b022-4f7b1e12063b.pdf (caqm.nic.in)

Here are the instructions under GRAP-1 with respect to vehicle usage/travel of citizens:

• Traffic police to help keep traffic flowing smoothly in high congestion areas to minimise pollution from idling vehicles
• Strict enforcement and checking of PUC
• No tolerance of vehicles emitting visible smoke and impounding and/or levying maximum penalty
• Strictly enforce Supreme Court order to redirect cargo transport/truck traffic not destined for Delhi/NCR through easter/western peripheral expressway
• Strictly enforce NGT and Supreme Court order to limit usage of diesel vehicles over 10 years of age and petrol vehicles of more than 15 years  of age; No mention of CNG, LNG or LPG vehicles in the CAQM order
• Strictly enforce ban on coal/wood burning in tandoors in hotels, restaurants and eateries; although not related to vehicles, this is a fun little nugget I thought you should know so you don’t lose your temper when your tandoori dish doesn’t exude the smoky aroma you have come to expect from something with “tandoori” in its name
• Request to citizens to help limit pollution:
  • Keep engines in good working order
  • Maintain proper tyre pressure (to know why they’re asking this, read: 10 Tips To Get Better Mileage From Your Petrol, Diesel, CNG Cars)
  • Keep PUC up to date
  • Turn off vehicle at traffic lights
  • Prefer hybrid or electric vehicles to control pollution (I can’t believe they have the audacity to ask us to do this without any incentive to do so. Hybrids continue to carry the same tax as a non-hybrid vehicle in the GST structure. Electric cars registration in Delhi has gone from free to around 10%. Know more: Delhi Govt Hikes Electric Car Registration/Tax From 0% To 10%)
  • Do not drive old petrol (15 yrs)/diesel (10 yrs) vehicles (Looks like they forgot to talk about CNG/LNG/LPG vehicles here ;-)

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GRAP-2 Order Points w.r.t. Vehicle Usage

You can check the GRAP-2 order at the following link:

30202f3a-7e16-4095-9fcf-bd62b0c77c0a.pdf (caqm.nic.in)

In addition to all the GRAP-1 measures, the GRAP-2 also addes the following:

• Add electric/CNG buses and metro to improve frequency of service and encourage citizens to use public transport
• Alert citizens through newspaper/TV/radio about air pollution levels and advertise to educate citizens about containing pollution
• Increase parking fee to discourage use of private vehicles
• “Ensure focused and targeted action for abatement of air pollution in all identified hotspots in NCR. Intensify remedial measures for the predominant sector(s) contributing to adverse air quality in each of such hotspots.” (I have no idea what they are trying to accomplish from this instruction. Let us know what you make of this IF you can make anything of this.
• Daily sprinkling and sweeping/vacuuming of identified roads with dusty conditions

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