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GRAP implementation for Winter 2020
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  • ATR submitted by the government of Rajasthan. in response to the inspection conducted by Chairman, EPCA. dated October 14, 2020 PDF

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Reports of ‘Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority’
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1 EPCA Report No 117: Special Report on implementation of Hon’ble Supreme Court directions on stubble burning before the onset of the season 2020 September 30, 2020 PDF
2 EPCA Report No 116: Report on the registration of diesel BS-IV vehicles and BS-VI diesel vehicles for use for essential public utility services in compliance with the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court on 18.9.2020 September 28, 2020 PDF
3 EPCA Report No 115: Special Report on the status of progress made in the control of air pollution based on the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court (2019-20) and the agenda for further action September 1, 2020 PDF
4 EPCA Report No 114: Report on Parking Policy for National Capital Region (NCR) and Strategy for city-wide implementation of ‘Delhi Maintenance and Management of Parking Rules, 2019, in Delhi. August 19, 2020 PDF
5 EPCA Report No 113: Report on the RFID Phase-II implementation plan in compliance with directions of Hon’ble Supreme Court order dated 10.08.2020 August 18, 2020 PDF
6 EPCA Report No 112: Hospital waste management for COVID-19: status and areas of improvement for the urgent attention of Hon’ble Supreme Court in compliance with directions of 21.7.2020 July 27, 2020 PDF
7 EPCA Report No 111: Report on piling up of waste/garbage by the sides of railway tracks in Delhi submitted in compliance with the directions of the Hon’ble Court of 28.2.2020 July 09, 2020 PDF
8 EPCA Report No 110: Hosital Waste Management: Report filed in comliance with directions of Hon'ble Sureme Court on 06.03.2020 July 02, 2020 PDF
9 EPCA Report No 109: RFID Extension to all Entry Points in to Delhi January 28, 2020 PDF
10 EPCA Report No 108: Parking Policy: Report on status of implementation of pilot projects on parking management as directed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court on September 2, 2019 January 14, 2020 PDF
11 EPCA Report No 107: Pet Coke: Report on application by Indian Steel Association; BALCO and Nobel Cause Foundation December 12, 2019 PDF
12 EPCA Report No 106: Special report on pollution hot spots in NCR with request for urgent directions to improve enforcement and pollution control DATED 18.10.2019 October 18, 2019 PDF
13 EPCA Report No 105: 3-wheeler registration: Report filed in compliance with direction of Hon’ble Court dated 26.8.2019 and IA No 11028/2019 on behalf of DMRC October 18, 2019 PDF
14 EPCA Report No 104: Parking plans for Krishna Nagar, Kamla Nagar, technology for parking management and plans for last-mile connectivity in compliance with directions of the Hon’ble Court of September 2, 2019 September 30, 2019 PDF
15 NOTE ON THE CONSTITUTION AND FUNCTIONING OF epca BY THE AMICUS CURIAE DATED 26.8.2019 August 26, 2019 PDF
16 EPCA Report 103: Delay in implementation of colour-coded stickers on vehicles as directed by the Hon'ble Court vide its order DATED 13.8.2018 September 25, 2019 PDF
17 EPCA Report 102: BS III construction equipment: Report filed in compliance with Hon’ble Supreme Court direction dated 19.7.2019 August 19, 2019 PDF
18 EPCA Report 101: Examination of IA No 77903 and 77914/2019 (Rain CII Carbon Vizag Ltd) in compliance with directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of 8.7.2019 and IA No 90305 and 90306 (Guwahati Carbon Ltd and others) August 16, 2019 PDF
19 EPCA Report 100: Examination of the need for clarification/modification of order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of May 10, 2016 on the matter of renewal of permits of AITP diesel taxis in NCR as directed by the Hon’ble Court on 15.7.2019 July 26, 2019 PDF
20 EPCA Report 99: Recommendation for an implementation plan for use of remote sensing for on-road emissions monitoring as per directions of the Hon’ble Court on 8.7.2019 July 26, 2019 PDF
21 EPCA Report 98: Additional Report on Draft Parking Policy in Delhi in compliance with directions of the Hon’ble Court on 8.7.2019 July 19, 2019 PDF
22 EPCA Report 97: Special Report seeking urgent intervention on augmentation of public transport, including approval for phase IV of Delhi Metro and advancement in schedule for additional buses July 1, 2019 PDF
23 EPCA Report 96: Parking Management Plan for Residential Areas in Delhi: in compliance with directions of the Hon’ble Court dated 6.3.2019 and further to EPCA report No 94 March 28, 2019 PDF
24 EPCA Report 95: Removal of three-wheeler cap: Response to the IA No 176097 of Bajaj Auto Ltd on December 12, 2018 in compliance with directions of the Hon’ble Court dated 4.2.2019 February 28, 2019 PDF
25 EPCA Report 94: Parking Policy for Delhi: Urgent review and response to the Affidavit filed by GNCTD on February 7, 2019 February 15, 2019 PDF
26 EPCA Report 93: Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS): Resolving issues to expedite decision for construction of first Meerut-Delhi corridor January 29, 2019 PDF
27 EPCA Report 92: Special report on NCR Air Pollution: status of implementation of Hon’ble Supreme Court orders and further directions needed given the severity of the problem in winter October 25, 2018 PDF
28 Note from Chairman, EPCA on visits to hot spots of NCR to ascertain groundlevel enforcement of directions issued and actions taken October 28, 2018 PDF
29 SUBMISSION ON URGENT ACTIONS TO CONTROL AIR POLLUTION IN NCR BY THE AMICUS CURIAE October 29, 2018 PDF
30 EPCA Report 91: Pet coke import for Aluminium, Calciner and Steel industry in context of the restriction imposed on pet coke usage and import in the country October 6, 2018 PDF
31 EPCA Report 90: Graphite electrodes industry requirement of needle pet coke: EPCA response to IA Nos 112629 and 112633/2018 on behalf of Graphite India Ltd September 5, 2018 PDF
32 EPCA Report 89: EPCA response to IA filed by the Indian Steel Association in response to the directions passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court on 26.7.2018 August 9, 2018 PDF
33 EPCA Report 88: Hydrogen Fuel-Cell buses: examination of issues to implement a zeroemission future with hydrogen-fueled buses and agenda for action July 19, 2018 PDF
34 EPCA Report 87: EPCA response to the MoEF&CC affidavit dated 9.7.2018 July 11, 2018 PDF
35 EPCA Report 86: Status of Funds: Procurement of e-buses for NCT Delhi May 15, 2018 PDF
36 EPCA Report No. 85: Report to Hon’ble Supreme Court on Improvement in testing parameters in vehicles under Pollution under Control (PUC) Programme April 25, 2018 PDF
37 EPCA Report No. 84: Second report on schedule for the expeditious implementation of the 7.12.2015 emission standards for thermal power plants (TPPs) submitted in response to IA dated 27.3.2018 by the Ministry of Environment and Forests April 17, 2018 PDF
38 EPCA Report No. 83: Results of recent traffic count of vehicles entering Delhi and implications on delay implementation of RFID and collection of ECC March 23, 2018 PDF
39 EPCA Report No. 82: Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority for the National Capital Region March 22, 2018 PDF
40 EPCA Report: EPCA note to the Hon'ble Supreme Court on prevention of crop residue burning January 29, 2018 PDF
41 EPCA Report No. 81 : Recommended actions and schedule for the expeditious implementation of New Emission standards for Thermal Power Plants February 14, 2018 PDF
42 EPCA Report No. 80 : EPCA response to the MoEF&CC affidavit filed February 1, 2018 PDF
43 EPCA Report No. 79 : Compliance Status Report on the orders of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on EPCA reports No 72 and 76 on the Ban on Sale and Use of Furnace Oil and Petroleum Coke in NCR January 30, 2018 PDF
44 EPCA Report No. 78 : Supplementary Report on the Comprehensive Action Plan for Air Pollution Control with the objective to meet ambient air quality in the National Capital Territory of Delhi and National Capital Region, including states of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh November 16, 2017 PDF
45 EPCA Report no. 77b : Report on implementation of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) and learning from first smog emergency of 2017 November 9, 2017 PDF
46 EPCA Report no. 77a : Update on air pollution in NCR November 13, 2017 PDF
47 EPCA Report No. 77 : Supplementary report on assessment of Pollution Under Control (PUC) Programme in Delhi and NCR November 12, 2017 PDF
48 EPCA Report no. 76a : Regarding ban on sale and use of furnace oil and petroleum coke in NCR November 09, 2017 PDF
48 EPCA Report No. 76 : Supplementary report on assessment of Pollution Under Control (PUC) Programme in Delhi and NCR November 09, 2017 PDF
50 EPCA Report No. 75 : Supplementary report on assessment of Pollution Under Control (PUC) Programme in Delhi and NCR September 18, 2017 PDF
51 EPCA Report No. 74 : Report on Outdoor Advertising Policy for Delhi July 2017 PDF
52 EPCA Report 73 : Assessment of Pollution Under Control (PUC) Programme in Delhi and NCR April 2017 PDF
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53 Final Report : on Mandating Acceptable Fuels and recommending ban on sale and use of furnace oil and pet coke in NCR, April 04, 2017 April 2017 PDF
54 Final : Comprehensive Action Plan for Air Pollution control in Delhi & NCR April 2017 PDF
55 DRAFT : Comprehensive Action Plan for air pollution control with the objective to meet ambient air quality standards in the National Capital Territory of Delhi and National Capital Region, including states of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, March 2017 March 2017 PDF
56 Report to Hon'ble Supreme Court on air pollution sources and actions to be taken, directions till date and status of compliance, February 2017 February 2017 PDF
57 Action Taken Report : Examination of the Pollution Under Control (PUC) system as submitted by the Union Government on December 2, 2016 to the Hon’ble Supreme Court and recommendations to improve compliance, enforcement and effectiveness of the system Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment As directed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, in its order of December 2, 2016 December 2016 PDF
58 Mandating 'acceptable' fuel to be used in NCR for air pollution control Environment Pollution (Control and Prevention) Authority for NCR December, 2016 December 2016 PDF
59 Need to operationalize a smog alert system for Delhi and NCR to combat public health emergency: steps to take Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority for National Capital Region (EPCA) November, 2016 November 2016 PDF
60 Status of action taken on the directions issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court vide orders dated October 9, 2015, December 16, 2015, January 5, 2016, January 21, 2016, March 31, 2016, April 30, May 10, 2016 and August 22, 2016 Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority for NCR November, 2016 November 2016 PDF
61 Delhi's worst smog incident in 17 years : Need for short-term emergency action and strict enforcement of Hon’ble Supreme Court directions for effective control of toxic and dangerous air pollution Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority for National Capital Region (EPCA) November, 2016 November 2016 PDF
62 Installation of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) for effective and credible ECC collection Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority for Delhi and NCR August, 2016 August 2016 PDF
63 Recommended Environment Compensation Charge (ECC) for diesel cars based on fuel price differential and pollution potential Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority for NCR July 2016 PDF
64 Land requirement for depots for augmentation of bus fleet in NCT, Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority for Delhi and NCR, May, 2016, July, 2016 May 2016 PDF
65 Status of action taken on the directions issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court vide orders dated October 9, 2015, December 16, 2015, January 5, 2016 and January 21, 2016 and further directions sought in hearing scheduled on April 30, 2016, Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority for NCR,, April, 2016 April 2016 PDF
66 Status of action taken on the directions issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court vide orders dated October 9, 2015, December 16, 2015, January 5, 2016 and January 21, 2016 and February 18, 2016, Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority for NCR, March, 2016 March 2016 ZIP
67 Status of action taken on the directions issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court vide orders dated October 9, 2015, December 16, 2015, January 5, 2016 and January 21, 2016 and further directions sought in hearing scheduled on February 18, 2016, Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority for NCR, February, 2016 February 2016 ZIP
68 Status of action taken on the directions issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court vide order dated December 16, 2015, Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority for NCR, January 2016 January 2016 ZIP
69 Response to the issues raised by the automobile companies related to dieselization of cars in their respective affidavits to the Hon’ble Supreme Court – General Motors, Tata Motor, Toyota-Kirloskar, Mercedes Benz , January 2016 January 2016 PDF
70 Status Report On Implementation Of Hon'ble Supreme Court Order Dated October 9, 2015 Regarding Pollution By Commercial Traffic Via Delhi And Imposition Of ‘Environment Compensation Charge’ On Such Vehicles, December 2015 December 2015 ZIP
71 Status Report On Implementation Of Hon'ble Supreme Court Order Dated October 9, 2015 Regarding Pollution By Commercial Traffic Via Delhi And Imposition Of ‘Environment Compensation Charge’ On Such Vehicles, November 2015 November 2015 PDF
72 EPCA Status Report On Status Of Implementation Of The Hon'ble Supreme Court Order On Environment Compensation Charge On Transit Truck In Delhi, October 2015 October, 2015 PDF
73 Report On Strategies To Reduce Air Pollution From Trucks Entering And Leaving Delhi, October 2015 October 2015 PDF
74 Report On Priority Measures To Reduce Air Pollution And Protect Public Health, February, 2014 February 2014 PDF
75 In Response To Hon’ble Supreme Court Dated September 16, 2013 In Response To The I. A. 347 Of 2013 And I. A. 348 Of 2013 (In The Matter Of W. P. (C) No. 13029 Of 1985; M. C. Mehta V/S UoI & Others), October, 2013 October 2013 PDF
76 EPCA Status And Progress Report: For The Information Of The Hon'ble Supreme Court, July 2010 July 2010 PDF
77 In Continuation Of Report No 35 (May 2010) In Response To IA 316 Regarding Proposal The Release Of Funds For An Operation Control Centre For Implementation Of GPS Based Automatic Vehicle Tracking And Monitoring System And Modern Fare Collection System , July 2010 July 2010 PDF
78 Response To IA 316 Regarding Proposal The Release Of Funds For An Operation Control Centre For Implementation Of GPS Based Automatic Vehicle Tracking And Monitoring System And Modern Fare Collection System , May 2010 May 2010 PDF
79 Review Of Existing Cap On The Number Of Three-Wheelers In Delhi And Its Implications For Pollution And Congestion, January,2010 January 2010 PDF
80 8th Report On PK Kaul Committee Recommendations, April, 2009 April 2009 PDF
81 Report On CNG Supply To NCR Towns To Combat Growing Air Pollution, October, 2008 October 2008 PDF
82 Finalisation Of The Outdoor Advertising Policy Of MCD As Applicable Also To The Area Under The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) After Hearings With The Applicants Before The Hon’ble Supreme Court As Per Its Directions Of April 25, 2008, July 2008 April 2008 PDF
83 Report On Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPS), APRIL, 2008 April 2008 PDF
84 CNG Safety: Progress And Action Taken Report, March, 2007 March 2007 PDF
85 Report On Intercity Public Transport Needs In The Matter Of W.P. (C) No.13029 Of 1985; M.C. Mehta V/S UoI & Others, March 2007 March 2007 PDF
86 Controlling Pollution From The Growing Number Of Diesel Cars In Delhi In The Matter Of W.P. (C) No.13029 Of 1985; M.C. Mehta V/S UoI & Others, March 2007 March 2007 PDF
87 Report On The Urgent Need To Augment And Restructure The Delhi Bus Transport System To Help Mitigate Air Pollution In The City , In The Matter Of W.P. (C) No.13029 Of 1985; M.C. Mehta V/S UoI & Others, March 2007 March 2007 PDF
88 7th Report On PK Kaul Committee Recommendations, January, 2007 January 2007 PDF
89 Report On Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPS), January, 2007 January 2007 PDF
90 Report On Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPS), January, 2007 January 2007 PDF
91 Automotive CNG Fuel Specifications Proposed By The Committee Constituted By EPCA, January, 2007 January 2007 PDF
92 Implementation Of The Parking Policy In Response To The Hon’ble Court Order Dated May 5, 2006 In The Matter Of W.P. (C) No.13029 Of 1985; M.C. Mehta V/S UoI & Others, August 2006 August 2006 PDF
93 Entry Of Heavy-Duty Goods Trucks And Functioning Of The Wholesale Markets In Delhi: A Status Report In Response To The Hon’ble Court’s Order Dated May 05, 2006 In The Matter Of W.P.(C) No.13029 Of 1985; M.C. Mehta V/S UoI & Others, July 2006 July 2006 PDF
94 Implementation Of High Capacity Bus System In Delhi: A Progress Report In The Matter Of W.P.(C) No.13029 Of 1985; M.C. Mehta V/S UoI & Others, July 2006 July 2006 PDF
95 A Progress Report On Audit Of PUC Centers And Networking Of PUC Centres In Delhi, July 2006 July 2006 PDF
96 Implementation Of Lambda Measurement In Pollution Under Control (PUC) Certification Programme In Delhi, July 2006 July 2006 PDF
97 Investigations Relating To Fire Hazards And Safety In CNG Buses And Supplementary Report On Converted CNG Buses, July 2006 July 2006 PDF
98 Implementation Of Lambda Under PUC Programme In Delhi: Progress Report In Response To The Hon’ble Supreme Court Order Dated November 29, 2005, May 2006 May 2006 PDF
99 The Imperative Of Public Transport: Implementing The High Capacity Bus System, A Progress Report In Response To The Hon’ble Court’s Order Dated November 30, 2005 In The Matter Of W.P.(C) No.13029 Of 1985; M.C. Mehta V/S UoI & Others, May 2006 May 2006 PDF
100 Status Report On Implementation Of The High Capacity Bus System In The NCT Of Delhi In Response To The Hon’ble Court’s Order Dated November 30, 2005 In The Matter Of W.P.(C) No.13029 Of 1985; M.C. Mehta V/S UoI & Others, March 2006 March 2006 PDF
101 Supplementary Submission On Parking Policy And Related Issues, November 2005 November 2005 PDF
102 Supplementary Report Based On The Order Dated August 12, 2005 Regarding The Responses Received On The EPCA Report No. 14 On Lambda Measurements To Improve The Effectiveness Of The In-Use Emission System, November 2005 November 2005 PDF
103 Supplementary Submission On The Safety Issues In CNG Buses, November 2005 November 2005 PDF
104 Assessment And Prevention Of Gas Leakage From CNG Buses, July 2005 July 2005 PDF
105 Special Report On The Introduction Of An Upgraded Pollution Under Control Certificate System In Response To The Hon’ble Court’s Order Dated February 4, 2005, March 2005 February 2005 PDF
106 Special Report On The Non-Destined Transit Trucks Using Delhi: A Report In Addition To The Bypass Report Submitted To The Hon’ble Court In August 2004 (In The Matter Of W.P.(C) No.13029 Of 1985; M.C. Mehta V/S UoI & Others), December 2004 December 2004 PDF
107 Report On The Expansion Of The CNG Programme In The NCR Towns Of Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida And Greater Noida, December 2004 December 2004 PDF
108 Pilot Project On The Inspection And Certification (I&C) Center At Burari, Delhi: Introduction Of Loaded Mode Test Procedures For Measurement Of In-Use Emissions, August 2004 August 2004 PDF
109 Avoiding Pollution: Building A Bypass And Expressway For Transit Traffic For Delhi In Response To The Hon’ble Supreme Court Order Dated April 14, 2004 (In The Matter Of W.P.(C) No.13029 Of 1985; M.C. Mehta V/S UoI & Others), August 2004 August 2004 PDF
110 The Imperative Of Controlling Vehicle Numbers And Increasing Access: Report On Public Transport Projects In Delhi In Response To The Hon’ble Supreme Court Order Dated January 23, 2004(In The Matter Of W.P.(C) No.13029 Of 1985; M.C. Mehta V/S UoI & Others), July 2004 July 2004 PDF
111 Interim Progress Report on Particulate Pollution Control Strategy in Critically Polluted Cities In Response to the Hon’ble Supreme Court Order Dated August 14, 2003 (In the matter of W.P.(C) No.13029 of 1985; M.C. Mehta v/s UOI & others) November 2003 November 2003 PDF
112 The Imperative Of Restricting Vehicle Numbers In Delhi: Designing A Parking Policy To Manage Travel Demand In The City. In Response To The Hon’ble Supreme Court Order Dated January 23, 2004 (In The Matter Of W.P.(C) No.13029 Of 1985; M.C. Mehta V/S UoI & Others), July 2004 July 2004 PDF
113 Second Generation Reforms For Air Pollution Control In Delhi, April, 2003 April 2003 PDF
114 IGL Show Cause Notice, March 2003 March 2003 PDF
115 Status Of Implementation Of The Hon’ble Supreme Court Order For Bypassing Trucks To The City Of Delhi To Control Vehicular Air Pollution (In The Matter Of W.P.(C) No.13029 Of 1985; M.C. Mehta V/S UoI & Others), January 2003 January 2003 PDF
116 Getting The Prices Right, July, 2002 July 2002 PDF
117 A Report On The Independent Inspection Of Fuel Quality At The Fuel Dispensing Stations, Oil Depots And Tank Lorries, Feb, 2002 February 2002 PDF
118 Report On Clean Fuels, July, 2001 July 2001 PDF
119 Report On Standards For CNG Vehicles And Refilling Stations, July, 2001 July 2001 PDF
120 Proposal For Emission Controls On Petrol Two-Stroke Engine Driven Two And Three Wheelers And Other Issue, October, 1999 October 1999 PDF
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