The Commission received an update from the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on enforcement actions for air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region. The update covers closure orders, Environmental Compensation status, and Enforcement Task Force (ETF) actions, and it also records when **GRAP Stage-I** (Graded Response Action Plan Stage-I) was invoked and revoked in 2026. It matters for UPSC because it shows how emergency pollution controls, compliance-based restarting of units, and plantation targets are tracked through measurable governance data.

What happened (closure orders, enforcement actions, and GRAP Stage-I)

CAQM informed the Commission about enforcement status for violating units and the operational status of GRAP Stage-I during a defined period.

Closure orders and related enforcement status (as on 10.08.2026)

As on 10.08.2026, CAQM reported the following status of closure orders issued for violating units:

1,816 violating units had been issued Closure Orders.1,461 closure cases had been considered for resumption after compliance.126 cases had been transferred to State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) / Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for further action.

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