By Admin 
Like every winter in Delhi-NCR, this year too the air is becoming extremely poisonous. By November, a thick layer of smog covers the city and breathing becomes difficult. The air quality in cities like Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad has reached such a bad level that the government has once again had to implement strict rules of GRAP i.e. Graded Response Action Plan.
In many areas the AQI went up to 400–450, which is considered in the severe category. In such a situation, not only children, elderly and sick people but the entire population comes at health risk. Therefore, the Commission has advised that some rules in Grup-III should be made as strict as Grup-IV, so that pollution can be prevented from increasing further. Due to this, the most asked question now is whether work from home will be available in private offices also after GRP-3 is implemented.
What is GRAP?
GRAP i.e. Graded Response Action Plan is a system which is implemented in a phased manner according to the air quality. As AQI worsens, the rules become stricter. There are 4 stages in GRAP. In which Stage 1 is bad air, Stage 2 is very bad air, Stage 3 is severe air, Stage 4 is very serious or emergency level.
What happens in GRAP-3 and will work from home be available?
When the air quality goes from very bad to worse than severe category, then GRAP-3 is applied. This time the situation is so bad that it has been advised to add some rules of GRAP-4 to GRAP-3. The most important rule among these is the permission of 50 percent work from home, which is allowed in private offices, the state governments of NCR can decide to implement 50 percent work from home in their respective areas and in private offices also. If the central government wants, it can implement up to 50 percent work from home for its employees. Once GRAP-3 is implemented, work from home can be available in private offices also, if state governments decide to implement it.
Why is this decision being taken?
The wind has reached 400 to 450 at many places, which is a very dangerous level. AQI is record high in areas like Loni of Ghaziabad, Anand Vihar, Vivek Vihar, Rohini, Wazirpur of Delhi. AQI was measured above 430 in many sectors of Noida. In such a situation, the purpose of keeping work from home is to reduce the number of vehicles on the roads, so that smoke spreads less in the air and the pollution level comes down.
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