Overview
- The rollback takes immediate effect across the NCR, with GRAP Stages I and II continuing in force.
- Delhi’s AQI declined from 380 on Thursday to 236 by 4 pm Friday, according to officials.
- Previously banned non-essential construction and demolition, RMC plants, stone crushers, brick kilns, mining, and Stage-III vehicle curbs are now lifted subject to compliance.
- Sites shut for violations cannot resume without a specific CAQM order, and agencies were told to intensify Stage I–II measures and track IMD/IITM guidance.
- Dense fog affected operations at IGI Airport, with 66 flight cancellations reported by PTI.