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The Commission for Air Quality Management successful NCR and Adjoining Areas oregon CAQM connected Friday (January 16, 2026) invoked GRAP curbs aft the aerial prime showed an expanding trend, according to officials.
The aerial prime scale (AQI) successful Delhi, which was 343 astatine 4 p.m. connected Thursday (January 15, 2026), roseate to 354 astatine 4 p.m. connected Friday (January 16, 2026), the officials said.
"Further, forecasts for upwind advertisement meteorological conditions by the IMD/IITM bespeak that owed to dilatory upwind speed, unchangeable atmosphere, unfavourable upwind parameters and meteorological conditions and deficiency of dispersal of pollutants, Delhi’s mean AQI is apt to breach the 400-mark and participate the ‘severe’ class successful the coming days," a elder authoritative said.
"Keeping successful presumption the prevailing inclination of aerial quality, AQI forecasts and to forestall further deterioration, the CAQM sub-committee connected GRAP (Graded Response Action Plan) contiguous took the telephone to invoke each actions arsenic envisaged nether Stage-III of extant GRAP with contiguous effect successful the full NCR arsenic a proactive measure," the authoritative said.
While GRAP 3 restrictions were revoked connected January 2, 2026 aft the aerial prime improved, respective preventive and power measures nether GRAP 1 and 2 proceed crossed the NCR.
GRAP, which is implemented successful Delhi-NCR, categorises aerial prime into 4 stages — 'poor' (AQI 201-300), 'very poor' (AQI 301-400), 'severe' (AQI 401-450) and 'severe plus' (AQI supra 450).
Unfavourable meteorological conditions, on with vehicular emissions, stubble burning, firecrackers and different section contamination sources often propulsion aerial prime successful Delhi-NCR to hazardous levels during the wintertime season.
