As air pollution worsens in Delhi, authorities immediately implemented Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) on Tuesday. This action was taken after the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital entered the ‘severe’ category for the first time this season, increasing from 362 on Monday to 425 (as of 9 am) on Tuesday.

Data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)’s Sameer app indicated that at 7 am on Tuesday, 34 of the city’s 39 active stations reported ‘severe’ AQI levels, with several stations at the higher end of the range. Bawana recorded an AQI of 462, Wazirpur 460, and both Mundka and Punjabi Bagh 452.

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