Push for graded action to check Diwali pollution
(WorldNews India)

GURUGRAM: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has directed the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) to implement the graded response action plan in the city to improve air quality this Diwali. The graded response system, prepared by the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), charts out an action plan to be taken by all departments, including traffic police, civic bodies and pollution control board when the concentration of pollutants, especially particulate matter, reach a certain level. `CPCB has directed us to implement the graded...