Delhi: GRAP-3 curbs imposed as 26 monitoring stations record ‘severe’ air quality

What happened: The Commission for Air Quality Management imposed Stage 3 restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan in Delhi and the National Capital Region as a precautionary measure after air quality deteriorated toward the severe category. Key numbers: Delhi recorded an average AQI of 380 as of 5.05 pm. Why it matters: GRAP is a set of incremental anti-pollution measures triggered to prevent further worsening of air quality once it reaches a certain threshold in Delhi-NCR. Adjoining cities recorded poor to very poor air quality.

The Commission for Air Quality Management imposed Stage 3 restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan in Delhi and the National Capital Region as a precautionary measure after air quality deteriorated toward the severe category.

GRAP is a set of incremental anti-pollution measures triggered to prevent further worsening of air quality once it reaches a certain threshold in Delhi-NCR. Adjoining cities recorded poor to very poor air quality.