Delhi Pollution: The Air quality breached the 400 mark under the ‘severe’ category at 10 pm on Monday night. This sudden shift in the air quality from ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ prompted the Sub-Committee of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to call for an emergency meeting. In the wake of deteriorating AQI, the committee imposed Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) with ‘immediate effect’ on December 16. The overall AQI in Delhi was recorded at 418 at 6 am on Tuesday.
According to IMD, Delhi experienced a sharp decline in minimum temperature up to 7°C. There will be mainly a clear sky in the city till December 19. The Maximum and Minimum temperatures in Delhi were recorded in the range of 20 to 23°C and 4 to 7°C, respectively. As the temperature dipped, the city continued to experience a surge in cold waves, with people taking refuge in night shelter homes.
#WATCH | A layer of fog covered parts of Delhi as the minimum temperature dropped to 7°C, as per IMD.
Morning visuals from Pandit Pant Marg. pic.twitter.com/4LPlGw7TTx
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AQI In Different Parts Of Delhi
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the following AQIs were reported in different parts of Delhi as of 6 am today: Okhla Phase 2 (433), Alipur (449), Rohini (462), ITO (434), Ashok Vihar (456), Wajipur (449), Shadipur (420), Mundka (432), Jahangirpuri (466), Narela (441), DTO (447), R.K. Puram (427), Anand Vihar (465), Pusa (419), and Punjabi Bagh (452).
STAGE IV Reintroduced In Delhi/NCR
In the order dated December 16 by RK Agrawal, CAQM Sub-Committee Director stated, “As per the Supreme Court’s directives, the Sub Committee hereby enforces the Stage-IV of the Schedule under the GRAP, as comprehensively revised and issued on December 13, 2024, with immediate effect. The actions under Stage IV shall be over and above those under Stages III, II, and I, already in effect.”
The order cited if the Commission finds AQI crosses 350, GRAP III measures should be implemented and if the AQI breaches the 400 mark then Stage IV measures must be reintroduced. Earlier GRAP III restrictions were reimposed in the entire city as AQI touched the 350 mark amid highly unfavorable meteorological conditions and other contributing factors.
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