The (Air Quality Index) AQI of Delhi for 14.01.2025, which reported as 275, exhibited a sharp increasing trend on 15.01.2025 – and logging the AQI of 386 owing to dense foggy conditions and low temperatures leading to extremely low mixing height & ventilation coefficient for dispersion of pollutants.
Delhi’s average Air Quality Index (AQI) breached the 350 mark as the AQI of the day clocked 386 as per the Daily AQI Bulletin provided by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). In wake of deteriorating air quality of Delhi, the Sub-Committee on the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) of the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas called on a meeting on 15th January to review the air quality scenario.
Considering the prevailing trend, and in an effort to prevent further deterioration of air quality in the region, the Sub-Committee has taken the call to straightaway invoke all actions under Stage-III (‘Severe’ Air Quality of Delhi) & also Stage-IV (‘Severe+’ Air Quality of Delhi) of extant Schedule of GRAP, with immediate effect, in the entire NCR. This is in addition to the actions under Stages I & II of revised GRAP already in-force in NCR. Various agencies responsible for implementing measures under GRAP including Pollution Control Boards (PCBs) of NCR and DPCC have also been addressed to ensure strict implementation of actions under Stage-III and Stage-IV of revised GRAP in addition to actions under Stages I & II of GRAP during this period.
