The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Wednesday invoked Stage-I of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR after Delhi’s air quality deteriorated to the ‘poor’ category, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) rising to 244 by 2 pm on October 21.
The decision follows a sharp deterioration in air quality from an AQI of 179, classified as ‘moderate’, on October 20. Forecasts by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) indicate that air quality is likely to remain in the ‘poor’ category over the coming days.
