The Commission for Air Quality Management’s (CAQM) Sub-Committee on the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) on Saturday ordered the enforcement of Stage IV measures across the entire National Capital Region (NCR) with immediate effect, ANI reported. The move follows a steady rise in pollution levels in Delhi and nearby regions, raising serious concerns over public health. Advertisement

Stage IV of GRAP, classified under the ‘Severe+’ air quality category, is activated when Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) breaches the 450 threshold. These fresh curbs will be implemented alongside the restrictions that are already in force under Stages I, II and III of the GRAP framework.

| Delhi | Visuals around Anand Vihar this evening as a layer of toxic smog blankets the city.

AQI (Air Quality Index)

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