With Delhi’s air quality sliding into the ‘poor’ category ahead of Diwali, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Tuesday activated Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across the National Capital Region (NCR). The move comes after Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) reached 211, crossing the Stage 1 threshold of 200. Advertisement

In an official order, the CAQM said all implementing agencies must “strictly enforce and monitor actions under Stage 1” to prevent further deterioration in air quality. The panel urged citizens to comply with the GRAP citizen charter, which outlines dos and don’ts to help curb pollution.

The Commission said it would closely monitor air quality trends and review the situation regularly to decide if higher stages of GRAP — involving more s

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