The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Wednesday notified the implementation of actions under Stage I measures of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap 1) in Delhi-NCR, aimed at reducing air pollution measures.
Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 18 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, below the seasonal average. Meanwhile, the city’s air quality remained in the ‘poor’ category, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 233 at 9 am. Safdarjung, Delhi’s main weather station, recorded a minimum temperature of 18 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Palam recorded a minimum temperature of 17.8 degrees Celsius, 1.1 degrees below normal, while Lodhi Road registered 17.7 degrees Celsius, 0.7 degrees above normal. At Ridge, the minimum temperature stood at 19.1 degrees Celsius, 0.4 degrees below normal. Ayanagar recorded a low of 17.7 degrees Celsius, 1.1 degrees below the seasonal average. The IMD has forecast a maximum temperature of around 31 degrees Celsius during the day.
