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The Centre’s sheet connected Delhi-NCR’s aerial prime connected Wednesday (December 24, 2025) revoked curbs nether signifier 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) arsenic the wide aerial prime scale (AQI) successful the nationalist superior improved to the 'poor' category, according to an authoritative order.
“The Sub-Committee, accordingly, decides to revoke with contiguous effect its orders dated 13.12.2025, for invoking actions nether Stage-IV (’Severe+’ Air Quality >450) of modified docket of GRAP,” the bid by the Commission for Air Quality Management successful National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) read.
Actions nether Stage-I, II & III of the extant GRAP shall, however, stay invoked and beryllium implemented, it added.
Delhi’s aerial prime saw some betterment connected Wednesday (December 24) morning, with the AQI moving to ‘very poor’ from ‘severe’ the time before, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The AQI stood astatine 336 successful the morning, arsenic against 415 connected Tuesday (December 23)
On Tuesday (December 23), Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said the Delhi authorities volition proceed its ‘No PUC, No fuel’ policy for vehicles adjacent aft the GRAP 4 restrictions end.
Stage 4 curbs see a prohibition connected each operation activities, introduction of non-essential polluting trucks into Delhi, and mandatory shifting of schoolhouse classes, but for classes 10 and 12, to hybrid mode.
Non-essential diesel trucks are prohibited from entering Delhi, portion Delhi-registered BS-IV and older diesel-run dense goods vehicles are banned, but for indispensable services nether Stage 4.
