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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which state’s/UT’s Graded Response Action Plan is to tackle Air pollution?
A
Haryana
B
Delhi
C
Punjab
D
Gujarat
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Environment - Graded response plan to fight winter air pollution in West Bengal cities - Telegraph India.

Detailed explanation-2: -About West Bengal’s GRAP ‘Graded Response Action Plan’ (GRAP) aims to combat increasing air pollution in Kolkata and other non-attainment cities like Howrah, Barrackpore, Durgapur, Haldia and Asansol.

Detailed explanation-3: -Q. Which state recently launched a ‘Graded Response Action Plan’ (GRAP) to combat pollution? Notes: The West Bengal environment department announced a ‘Graded Response Action Plan’ (GRAP) to combat rising pollution.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is the Graded Response Action Plan? GRAP is a set of emergency measures that kick in to prevent further deterioration of air quality once it reaches a certain threshold in the Delhi-NCR region.

Detailed explanation-5: -What is the Graded Response Action Plan? In 2016, the Supreme Court approved the implementation of a Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) for Delhi and NCR. Pursuant to this, the government notified the GRAP to be implemented through the Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority (EPCA).

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