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Calm winds are said to beryllium 1 of the factors down the worsening aerial quality, isolated from smoggy information (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)
Anti-pollution curbs nether Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) kicked successful connected Wednesday evening again arsenic the Capital’s aerial prime deteriorated to the ‘very poor’ category. The improvement comes aft the AQI (air prime index) successful the metropolis remained successful the ‘moderate’ oregon ‘poor’ class for 9 consecutive days.
Delhi’s AQI was 365 connected Wednesday against Tuesday’s AQI of 276. Calm winds are said to beryllium 1 of the factors down the worsening aerial quality, isolated from smoggy condition.
The Commission for Air Quality Management successful NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), the Centre’s sheet connected Delhi-NCR’s aerial quality, has invoked the stringent measures which see hybrid mode for classes up to V; a prohibition connected BS III, and a prohibition connected BS III petrol and BS-IV diesel cars; staggered timings for nationalist offices and municipal bodies successful Delhi and a fewer NCR districts, arsenic good arsenic a prohibition connected demolition enactment and mining activities.
The concern is apt to persist successful the coming days, the CAQM said successful its order, citing the forecast by the India Meteorological Department and Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
During winters, the Delhi-NCR portion enforces restrictions nether GRAP, which categorises aerial prime into 4 stages – Stage I (Poor, AQI 201-300), Stage II (Very Poor, AQI 301-400), Stage III (Severe, AQI 401-450), and Stage IV (Severe Plus, AQI supra 450).
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