The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Friday revoked the actions under Stage III ('Severe' Air Quality) of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) following an improvement in the national Capital’s Air Quality Index (AQI) after it reached 302 a day before.
“The Sub-Committee, accordingly, decided to revoke its order dated 15.01.2025, for invoking actions under Stage-III (‘Severe’ Air quality) of the extant Schedule of GRAP, with immediate effect,” the official order said.
The revocation of Stage III actions, which had been implemented on January 15 when the AQI exceeded 350, comes in response to the positive trend in air quality levels. “Despite this improvement, actions under Stage I and II of GRAP will continue to be enforced across the NCR,” an order said.
The Sub-Committee on GRAP, which is responsible for monitoring the air quality, met to review the current scenario. They noted that the AQI in Delhi is now in the 'Very Poor' category, and with favorable weather conditions predicted by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), the air quality is expected to remain stable. However, as a precaution, the situation will be closely monitored to ensure AQI levels do not deteriorate further.