Delhi Pollution: The air quality in the national capital continues to remain in ‘very poor’ category. The AQI was recorded at 316 on Monday at 6 am, according to the CPCB. Cold weather conditions persist across Delhi- NCR. The maximum and minimum temperatures over Delhi are in the range of 18 to 20°C and 08 to 09°C respectively. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted generally cloudy sky with light rain expected to last the capital today. It has issued yellow alert for dense fog.
AQI Across Delhi
Bawana (362), Jahangirpuri (357), Narela (350), Pusa (299), Punjabi Bagh (343), Patparganj (347), Anand Vihar (359), Ashok Vihar (346), Burari Crossing (315), Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (315), R K Puram (330), Rohini (351).
#WATCH | Delhi | Cold wave grips the national capital as the temperature continues to dip in the city
— ANI (@ANI) January 6, 2025
(Visuals from Shankar Road) pic.twitter.com/pfFB5nrE6U
#WATCH | Delhi | Cold wave grips the national capital as the temperature continues to dip in the city
— ANI (@ANI) January 6, 2025
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CAQM Revokes GRAP III
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Sunday revoked the Stage-III actions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR following a significant improvement in AQI. However, Stage-I and Stage-II measures remain in effect.
The press release said, “Owing to the favourable meteorological conditions and better wind speed, the AQI of Delhi has been continuously improving and has been recorded as 339 at 4:00 PM and 335 at 5:00 PM and the trend/ forecast indicates the AQI levels to further go down. As per the Air Quality and Weather, forecast provided by IMD/ IITM, there is a further likelihood of AQI of Delhi to remain in ‘Poor’ category in the coming days owing to favourable meteorological conditions.”
The CAQM had invoked Stage-III curbs under the GRAP across the Delhi-NCR region on Friday (3 January) after surge in air pollution levels.
CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP revokes Stage-III of revised GRAP in the entire NCR, with immediate effect.
For more details, visit:https://t.co/1roWYAogmf
— Commission for Air Quality Management (@CAQM_Official) January 5, 2025
IMD Predicts Light Rain
Furthermore, the Supreme Court had earlier directed that GRAP’s Stage III measures must be implemented if the AQI exceeds 350 and Stage-IV measures reintroduced if it surpasses 400.
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