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Gurugram bans coal, wood-fired tandoors in eateries
The Story in Brief
Gurugram Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate Uttam Singh has ordered hotels, restaurants and roadside eateries across the district to stop using coal and wood in their tandoors with immediate effect. Under the revised guidelines of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) from the Commission for Air Quality Management, only electric, gas-powered or other approved clean-fuel equipment is now allowed, an official said.
The district magistrate directed the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram, the Municipal Corporation of Manesar and Haryana State Pollution Control Board officials to ensure strict compliance. All sub-divisional magistrates must coordinate with municipal authorities and enforcement agencies for implementation. Officials have been instructed to carry out regular inspections, take action against violations and submit daily reports. The order follows CAQM's revised GRAP schedule dated 29 September 2026.
Update, 12 November 2026: The Times of India adds that the ban follows CAQM's revised GRAP schedule dated 29 September 2026, and that CAQM direction no. 66, issued in August 2022, had already prohibited coal and firewood in tandoors. HSPCB had adopted the approved fuels list for NCR and non-NCR areas of Haryana through a subsequent order.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All three outlets report the same factual order, attributing it to an official statement and to CAQM's GRAP schedule of 29 September 2026. The Times of India adds the detail that CAQM direction no. 66, issued in August 2022, had already prohibited coal and firewood in tandoors, and that HSPCB had subsequently adopted the approved fuels list. No outlet frames the ban as controversial or political, coverage is uniform straight reporting. The key next step is the daily action-taken reports the administration has directed the concerned authorities to submit to the HSPCB regional officer.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report), hindustantimes.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
