The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and adjoining areas (CAQM) on January 18, 2024, issued an order regarding the revocation of Actions under Stage III ('Severe' Air Quality) of the revised Graded Response Action Plan in Delhi-NCR.
The sub-committee in its meeting held on January 18, 2024, further reviewed the air quality scenario in the region as well as the IMD/IITM forecasts for meteorological conditions and air quality index of Delhi and observed as under:
AQI of Delhi has been progressively improving and has been recorded as 316 at 2:00 P.M. which is about 85 AQI points below the threshold for invoking the GRAP Stage-lll actions (Delhi AQI 401-450) and preventive/mitigative/ restrictive actions under all Stages up to Stage-lll are underway, there is a likelihood of sustaining the improvement in AQI. The forecast by IMD/ IITM also does not indicate any significant deterioration. There is a likelihood of the AQI improving and remaining in the lower-end Very Poor category in the next few days.
Accordingly, the sub-Committee decided to revoke the order, issued on January 14, 2024, for actions under Stage-lll of the GRAP with immediate effect.
Actions under Stage-l to Stage-ll of the GRAP shall however remain invoked and be implemented, monitored and reviewed by all agencies concerned in the entire NCR.
[Order No. No. 120017/27/GRAP/2021/CAQM]
