Delhi-NCR under GRAP-4 lockdown to tackle severe air pollution: Check a list of what all is allowed and what is not HERE. Delhi Pollution News Today: A thick layer of dangerous smog - a toxic blend of smoke and fog - engulfed the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) this morning as the air quality index (AQI) plummeted to the "severe-plus" category, forcing authorities to announce stricter pollution control measures. The "severe" air pollution level in the national capital has triggered the implementation of GRAP Stage 4 anti-pollution measures in Delhi-NCR .
According to the real-time data provided by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the AQI in Delhi was recorded at 481 at 6 am, the worst so far this season. Officials said it was due to "unfavourable" meteorological conditions in Delhi-NCR. What is GRAP Stage 4? The GRAP for Delhi-NCR is divided into four stages of air quality: Stage 1 for "poor" air quality (AQI ranging from 201 to 300), Stage 2 for "very poor" air quality (AQI from 301 to 400), Stage 3 for "severe" air quality (AQI from 401 to 450), and Stage 4 for "severe-plus" air quality (AQI above 450).
The panel - Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) - has urged the public, particularly children, senior citizens and those with respiratory, cardiovascular, cerebrovascular or other chronic diseases, to stay indoors. "GRAP Stage 4 has introduced strict regulations aimed at tackling the critical levels of air pollution. These .
