The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on November 28, 2023, issued a notification regarding the revocation of Stage-III of GRAP in the entire NCR with immediate effect by the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas.
The following has been stated: -
•The overall AQI of Delhi has improved from the levels of 395 recorded on 27.11.2023 at 4 PM and has been recorded as 312 at 4 PM today which is about 83 AQI points below the threshold for invoking the GRAP Stage-III actions (Delhi AQI 401-450) and preventive/ mitigative/ restrictive actions under all Stages up to Stage-III are underway. There is a likelihood of the overall AQI of Delhi remaining in the ‘Very Poor’ category in the coming days for which the forecast is available.
•The Commission again urges all agencies responsible for the implementation of various actions listed under Stages – I & II of GRAP and citizens/ residents to strictly implement and follow respectively, the provisions/ charter of GRAP under Stage I and Stage II to obviate the need for re-imposition of Stage-III of GRAP in NCR.
•The Sub-Committee shall be keeping a close watch on the air quality scenario and may take appropriate decisions depending on the air quality, as recorded from time to time, and the forecasts made by IMD/IITM to this effect.
The detailed notification is given in the document attached below.
[Release ID: 1980482]
