As the air quality in Delhi slipped into the “poor” category on Wednesday, the Commission of Air Quality Management (CQAM) enforced stage-I restrictions of the Graded Response Action Plan or GRAP .
Under GRAP-1, restrictions are aimed at cutting pollution at source, such as restricting the use of coal and firewood as fuel in tandoors in hotels, restaurants, banning of garbage, leaves or other waste. – Report pollution-related issues using the Green Delhi App, SAMEER App, or by dialing 311. The Delhi government on Tuesday prepared a ‘Winter Action Plan’ to be implemented from November 1 to February 28 to combat air pollution in the national capital. Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 18 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, while the air quality remained in the ‘poor’ category with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 233 at 9 am. Safdarjung, the city’s primary weather station, recorded a minimum temperature of 18 degrees Celsius, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD). The weather department has forecast the maximum temperature to hover around 31 degrees Celsius during the day.
