NEW DELHI: Tuesday's Air Quality Index (AQI) according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research was 337. SAFAR reports that Delhi's air quality on Tuesday was classified as "extremely poor."
On Monday morning, the national capital awoke to pollution, with SAFAR recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 340. When the Air Quality Index is between 0 and 100, it is good; when it is between 100 and 200, it is moderate; when it is between 200 and 300, it is bad; when it is between 300 and 400, it is very poor; and when it is between 400 and 500 or above, it is severe.
As part of its Graded Response Action Plan, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), a Union government panel that makes recommendations for measures to reduce air pollution in the nation's capital, had earlier on Sunday announced a temporary ban on construction and demolition activities in Delhi-NCR (GRAP). The declaration was made after Delhi and the surrounding area's air quality fell into the "severe" category.
A temporary ban on construction and demolition activities in Delhi-NCR was announced earlier on Sunday by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), a Union government panel that makes recommendations for controlling air pollution in the nation's capital. This was done as part of the CAQM's Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). The statement was made after Delhi and the national capital region's air quality crossed the line into the "severe" category.
As the AQI in Delhi has slipped into the "severe" category, the subcommittee decided that all actions, as envisaged under Stage III of the GRAP, be implemented in right earnest by all the agencies concerned, with immediate effect in the NCR, in addition to all action under Stage I and Stage II of the GRAP. This was stated in a release from the CAQM, which on Sunday chaired a meeting to review the air quality in Delhi-NCR.
Also watch: