GRAP Stage-2 revoked as Delhi’s air quality shows improvement
The forecast by IMD/ IITM also indicate the average AQI of Delhi to stay in 'Moderate/Poor' category with light rain/ drizzle expected in the coming days.
The forecast by IMD/ IITM also indicate the average AQI of Delhi to stay in 'Moderate/Poor' category with light rain/ drizzle expected in the coming days.
At least thrice this winter, the government acting through the Committee on Air Quality Management imposed restrictions on operation of those diesel and petrol vehicles in Delhi and the National Capital Territory region that were manufactured under emission norms current on the day they rolled out of factories but which have been overtaken by more stringent standards.
Addressing the media, Rai said that the air pollution control plan will chiefly impact the construction and demolition activities and will also have a bearing on the plying of BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel cars.
The city’s air remained in the 'very poor' category for the sixth consecutive day as the average index registered a spike of 38 points.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the average AQI was measured at 314 on Sunday. As such, people did not get any respite from the bad air quality.
The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding an emergency meeting with the governments of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh to discuss the decline of business in Delhi due to air pollution despite the festive season.
The increasing pollution in the city has escalated concern among the residents, who claimed that they are having difficulty breathing.
He also accused Kejriwal, who is also the national convener of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), of being busy in holding road shows in the poll-bound Chhattisgarh despite the Delhiites being affected with the pollution.
Hospitals in the Delhi-NCR region have reported a rise in cases of eye irritation, prolonged coughing and throat infection after the air quality in the region worsened with a slip to the 'severe' zone in several parts.
The national capital on Sunday continued to reel under "very poor" air with the average AQI rising to 327, according to the Central Pollution Control Board bulletin.