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The nationalist superior woke up to a heavy furniture of toxic smog connected Saturday (December 20, 2025) morning, importantly impairing visibility and affecting residents.
The wide Air Quality Index (AQI) speechmaking stood astatine 380 astatine astir 7 a.m., falling into the 'very poor' category, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
However, the aerial prime spiked to 'severe' levels astatine definite places.Several parts of the metropolis continued to witnesser alarmingly precocious contamination levels.
According CPCB, the AQI fig astatine Sarai Kale Khan stood astatine 428, portion Akshardham recorded an AQI of 420. Rao Tularam Marg recorded an AQI of 403, and the Barapullah flyover country recorded 380.
Other contamination hotspots included Anand Vihar (428), Ashok Vihar (407), and the ITO country (429), besides falling nether the 'severe' class crossed ample swathes of the nationalist capital.
In effect to the deteriorating aerial quality, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has invoked each measures nether the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage-IV crossed Delhi-NCR.
The restrictions nether GRAP-IV see a prohibition connected non-essential operation activities, introduction of definite diesel vehicles, and enhanced enforcement to curb contamination sources.
According to AQI categorisation, 0-50 is 'good', 51-100 'satisfactory', 101-200 'moderate', 201-300 'poor', 301-400 'very poor', and 401-500 'severe'.
Earlier, Delhi's Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa conducted astonishment inspections astatine respective petrol pumps, including those astatine the Delhi-Gurugram borderline and Janpath, to reappraisal compliance with the 'No PUC, No Fuel' directive.
He interacted with pump unit and instructed them to enforce the rules portion remaining calm and courteous.
He said, "You are the archetypal constituent of interaction successful this campaign. Cooperate with radical and explicate to them that this regularisation is for their wellness and the wellness of their children.
"The Minister besides directed that wide signboards, announcements, and amended queue absorption beryllium ensured.
Speaking to conveyance owners connected the spot, helium said, "This is not a substance of issuing challans; it is simply a question of cleanable air. Every valid PUCC issued contiguous is simply a tiny triumph successful our combat against pollution."
On December 17, 29,938 PUCCs were issued successful Delhi.
On December 18, up to 5.20 p.m., 31,974 caller certificates were issued.
Thus, the full crossed 61,000 successful astir 1 day. The authorities expects the fig of radical obtaining PUCCs earlier refuelling petrol oregon diesel to summation further.
The Minister said, "More than 60,000 radical getting their PUCCs successful a azygous time shows that erstwhile citizens spot that steps are being taken successful the nationalist interest, they widen afloat cooperation."
