Diwali is still weeks away, but Delhi’s GRAP-1 is already in force. Environment Minister Sirsa says it kicked in later than in previous years. That doesn’t make it better. AQI touches 200 even with the government’s year-round ‘preparation’. GRAP is an emergency response, not a substitute for sustained preventive action.
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