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Even arsenic GRAP 4 restrictions were lifted aft a impermanent betterment successful aerial quality, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa connected Friday (December 26, 2025) urged residents to proceed pursuing pollution-control measures, informing that upwind conditions whitethorn worsen again owed to an approaching occidental disturbance.
Addressing the media, Mr. Sirsa said upwind conditions are apt to crook unfavourable, with accrued chances of dense haze and fog, which could worsen contamination levels.
"According to the upwind section and past data, the interaction of the occidental disturbance volition beryllium disposable successful Delhi successful the adjacent mates of days. The upwind volition deteriorate again and determination is simply a beardown anticipation of dense haze," helium said.
The Minister urged residents to stay vigilant and proceed to travel contamination power measures contempt the relaxation of restrictions. He appealed to the radical not to instrumentality retired vehicles without valid Pollution Under Control Certificates and to debar unnecessary travel.
"Even though the 50% work-from-home norm has been withdrawn, I petition radical to debar utilizing their vehicles unless perfectly necessary," Mr. Sirsa said.
Emphasising assemblage participation, Mr. Sirsa besides appealed to citizens not to pain garbage oregon airy fires astatine night, informing that biomass burning importantly contributes to aerial pollution. He said corporate efforts are indispensable to guarantee cleaner aerial for the city.
Warning that fog could crook into smog again owed to worsening upwind conditions, Mr. Sirsa said Delhi indispensable stay connected precocious alert to forestall a caller spike successful contamination levels. "The wide upwind we saw implicit the past mates of days whitethorn not last. We each request to enactment unneurotic to support Delhi's aerial clean," helium added.
On the introduction of vehicles beneath BS-VI norms into Delhi, Mr. Sirsa said that portion it would beryllium amended if specified vehicles are avoided, they are presently allowed to participate the metropolis pursuing the lifting of GRAP 4 restrictions.
