Delhi-NCR air quality remains ‘poor’, measures under GRAP stage 1, 2 to continue

The ongoing measures under stage 1 and 2 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) will continue in Delhi-NCR, with the air quality remaining in the ‘poor’ category.

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) sub-committee on GRAP reviewed the air quality scenario in Delhi on Friday and decided that “there does not seem to be a need to invoke stage-3 of GRAP”.

A communication from the CAQM said: “As per the dynamic model and weather/ meteorological forecast provided by IMD/ IITM, the overall air quality is likely to fluctuate largely between ‘poor’ to the lower end of ‘very poor’ categories in the next few days. 

Despite a slight dip in the overall air quality of Delhi the forecasts do not predict “any major deterioration of air quality in the coming days”, the communication added.

The AQI on Friday in Delhi was 289 in the ‘poor’ category, having deteriorated marginally from 260 the previous day.