The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has tightened the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) for Delhi-NCR, advancing several pollution-control measures to earlier stages to prevent further deterioration of air quality in the region.

The revised schedule, finalised on November 21 after consultations with stakeholders, shifts multiple actions from higher alert stages to lower ones meaning restrictions will now be triggered sooner as the Air Quality Index (AQI) worsens.

Under the new framework, several curbs that previously fell under Stage II ('Poor' AQI 201-300) will now be enforced at Stage I.

The city's overall AQI stood at 360 in the 'very poor' category at 9 am on Saturday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

These include ensuring uninterrupted po

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