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Grap: The Commission for Air Quality Management, a statutory body responsible for forming air pollution reduction strategies for the region and their implementation, noted a significant rise in Delhi's AQI (458 and 457 at 10 am and 11 am respectively) due to unfavourable climatic conditions and local pollution sources.
On November 5, after the city's air quality plummeted to the 'Severe Plus' category, Stage IV of the Centre's pollution control plan — Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) — came into effect in Delhi. Under GRAP Stage IV, all kinds of construction work and the entry of polluting trucks into the city are banned.
From October 1 onwards, if the air quality turns severely poor or is anticipated to become so, plying of BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel vehicles will be banned in Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar. The air quality is considered severe when the AQI is above 401.
The Air Quality Index at several spots in Delhi and its surrounding areas fell to the severe category on Monday.
In view of improving air quality in the national capital and the NCR, the Delhi government on Monday lifted the restrictions on plying of BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel LMVs in the city.