Reported by DD India
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Wednesday invoked Stage-I of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR with immediate effect after Delhi’s daily average Air Quality Index (AQI) rose to 245 in the ‘Poor’ category at 4 PM, prompting a review of the prevailing air quality situation.
According to the daily AQI bulletin issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi recorded an average AQI of 244 at 2 PM, which rose to 245 at 4 PM.
The measures will be implemented, monitored, and reviewed by the concerned agencies across the region to prevent any further deterioration in air quality. All implementing agencies have been directed to maintain strict vigilance and intensify enforcement of the prescribed measures, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
In view of Delhi’s air quality remaining in the ‘Poor’ category, the CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP convened a meeting on Wednesday to assess the prevailing air quality situation across Delhi-NCR.
