Air Quality Commission's Unexpected Lapse Raises Questions On Govt Commitment A lapsed ordinance took down an air quality commission with it. But no one seems to know why the government allowed the ordinance to lapse in the first place. Polluted air in Delhi. Credit: Reuters Government16/Mar/2021 The unexpected â and unexplained â dissolution of India’s Commission on Air Quality Management (CAQM), set up by presidential decree at the peak of North India’s air pollution crisis last year, has taken atmospheric scientists and clean-air advocates by surprise. Members of the commission were taken aback too, finding out through media reports on March 13 rather than by official communication, sources familiar with the issue said.