With rising pollution levels causing the AQI to turn into 'very poor' and hazardous category, the Delhi government has taken few immediate steps. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has ordered an immediate ban on coal and firewood tandoors and any open burning, including garbage, across hotels, restaurants, dhabas and street-side food joints. The directive is issued under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981, and the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). according to which all establishments have been asked to change to electric or gas-based tandoors on immediate basis.

When the national capital was under the rules of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) the ban was listed among them to reduce emissions.

Under the order she passed, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta

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