A Supreme Court-appointed pollution monitoring panel today instructed authorities in Delhi to gear up to avert any air pollution crisis during the upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup. The Central Pollution Control Board informed the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) that it has written to all the states which will host the matches of the world cup listing preventive measures. During a meeting to review the Graded Response Action Plan, which lists measures to prevent pollution spiraling out of hand, the EPCA stressed that the capital city cannot afford any repeat of 2010, when dust pollution had shrouded Delhi during the Commonwealth Games.The 24-team tournament will have eight matches in Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium between October 6 and 16.