The Commission for Air Quality Management on Friday revoked Stage 3 restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan in Delhi and the National Capital Region after the air quality improved.
The commission said that the Air Quality Index in Delhi had “significantly improved” to 236 on Friday from 380 on Thursday.
On Saturday, the air quality in Delhi was in the “poor” category, according to data from the Sameer application at 7.05 am. The average AQI in the city was 228.
GRAP is a set of incremental anti-pollution measures that are triggered to prevent further worsening of air quality once it reaches a certain threshold in the Delhi-NCR region. The commission is a statutory body formed in 2020 to address pollution in the NCR and adjoining areas.
All restrictions under Stage 1 and Stage 2 remain in force.
The air quality will remain in the “poor to very poor category in coming days”, the panel quoted the India Meteorological Department and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology as having forecast.
This round of Stage 3 restrictions had been in force since December 24 when Stage 4 measures were revoked.
Stage 3 measures include a ban on non-essential construction work and the closure of stone crushers and mining activities, in addition to the measures already imposed under...
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