New Delhi: The air quality in the national capital remained in the ‘very poor category’ with AQI recorded at 337.
#Delhi under a layer of haze as air quality in the city continues to remain ‘Very Poor’ pic.twitter.com/QDsWdi4dCl
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Earlier, The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), a Union government panel recommending steps to control air pollution in the national capital, announced a temporary ban on construction and demolition activities in Delhi-NCR as part of its Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). The announcement came after the air quality in Delhi and the national capital region breached the ‘severe’ category.
However, on Wednesday, the CAQM lifted the ban on construction activities which was followed by the transport department revoking the ban on transport activities.
“Delhi’s AQI has progressively been improving from a level of 407 (severe) on Sunday to a level of 353 (very poor) on Tuesday and to 304 (very poor) on Wednesday, which is about 100 AQI points below the threshold to for invoking Grap Stage III directions (AQI of 401-450). Further, the AQI is seeing a downward trend and the sub-committee of CAQM, accordingly, decides to revoke, with immediate effect, its order dated December 4, 2022, which had invoked all measures of Stage-III of Grap,” CAQM said in its order on Wednesday evening.