In a meeting on Wednesday, the CAQM sub-committee "comprehensively reviewed the air quality scenario in the region and noted that the air quality parameters are likely to dip on October 22 in the region making it to move into the 'very poor' category".
GRAP is a set of emergency measures taken to reduce air pollution. The measures include banning construction activities and entry of trucks into Delhi.
On Friday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal listed a 15-action plan to monitor and tackle pollution in the national capital during this winter.
India's legal and regulatory framework to tackle pollution tends to be reactionary in nature
Terming as "very critical" the prevailing situation of pollution in Delhi-NCR region, the apex court directed that a list of 15-year-old petrol and 10-year-old diesel vehicles be published on the websites of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and transport department.
Meanwhile, satellite images from the NASA showed rampant stubble burning activity in Punjab and Haryana.
