Updated: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 06:00 (IST) Despite GRAP-4, the pollution level in Delhi is not reducing. The administration’s efforts seem to be failing as people are using alcoves instead of heaters to escape the cold…read more A person burning garbage in Rani Garden area for heating on Sunday night. Jagran Jagran Correspondent, East Delhi. It is winter in Delhi. Due to increasing pollution, Grape-Four is being implemented in Delhi. It becomes difficult for people to breathe properly. There is a ban on lighting fires with wood and coal. Remove Advertisement Read Only News People are turning to bonfires to escape the cold. On the one hand there are limitations and on the other hand there is cold. People are blatantly violating the grape ban. During the day and night, people will be seen lighting bonfires with wood and coal in various places, from roads to streets. Administration has been trying for the past two years: The district administration has been trying for the past two years to get people to burn heaters instead of bonfires in winter. So that the environment can be protected from pollution. But people are rooting for this attempt of the administration to fail. Whereby everyone has to bear the consequences. People light bonfires in Laxmi Nagar, Kondli, Brahmpuri, Welcome, Mustafabad, Khajuri, Shriram Colony, Anand Vihar, Karkardooma, Preet Vihar, Nirman Vihar, IP Extension to escape the cold. When those who burn coal and wood were asked that there is a lot of pollution and there is a ban on burning wood. Then why do they burn? Many people answered that they turn to bonfires to survive. Electricity bill will be very expensive if the heater burns out. Someone said he had no heater and someone else said he had no electricity connection. The administration says heaters have also been distributed to security personnel in many locations. So that he does not light a bonfire at night. Work with the administration to save the environment. The cases of garbage burning in Yamunapar are not stopping. The cases of garbage burning in Yamunapar do not stop in grape four. Garbage dumps are set on fire indiscriminately. Garbage is burnt in many areas including Geeta Colony, Shastri Park, Sonia Vihar, Sabhapur, Karawal Nagar, Harsh Vihar, Kondli, New Ashok Nagar, Nand Nagari, Sunder Nagari. Smoke spreads in the area due to burning of garbage. This smoke made life miserable for the local people. The situation is such that people cannot even breathe properly. The corporation, administration and police fail to issue a writ of objection and arrest those who come. Local people say that when garbage is burned, the smoke fills their houses. It causes irritation in the eyes and coughing. Where garbage burns, no one can find it.