Overview

• The Commission for Air Quality Management invoked GRAP Stage I across Delhi-NCR after the capital’s AQI rose to 209, classed as poor.
• Stage I measures suspend construction activity, enforce traffic controls and curb operations at polluting industries throughout the region.
• A 27-point action plan assigns specific tasks and deadlines to agencies including state pollution boards and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee.
• India Meteorological Department and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology forecasts predict Delhi’s air quality will stay in the poor category over the next several days.
• This is the second time in under a month that Stage I curbs have been reimposed after they were lifted on May 18 following an earlier improvement in air quality.