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New Delhi: The Centre’s panel on Delhi-NCR’s air quality on Wednesday invoked curbs under stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) amid a sharp rise in pollution due to unfavourable meteorological conditions, according to an official order. The air quality in Delhi deteriorated sharply amid calm winds, smoggy situation and low mixing height…
The Commission of Air Quality Management (CAQM) announced the revocation of Stage III restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) for Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), as air quality improved. The decision follows a positive trend in the Air Quality Index (AQI) readings and favorable weather conditions. According to the Commission, the…
With air quality worsening again, stricter pollution curbs under GRAP 3 were reimposed in Delhi and surrounding areas, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CQAM), the Centre’s pollution watchdog, said on Friday. The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) is a set of emergency measures implemented in Delhi-NCR to tackle air pollution based on the severity of…
New Delhi: GRAP-III recommendations have been reimposed across Delhi and the national capital region following “highly unfavourable meteorological conditions, including calm winds and very low mixing height”, the Commission for Air Quality Management said Monday afternoon. Under GRAP-III, all schools in Delhi-NCR must switch to a hybrid class mode for students till Class V, and…
Thermal inversion is a big factor behind the sudden spike in dense smog. New Delhi: Since Wednesday morning, north India has been covered in a thick blanket of smog, leading to low visibility, a drop in temperature and the air quality deteriorating to the ‘Severe’ category. Air quality remained a concern all over the Indo-Gangetic…