New Delhi, Dec 13, 2025

With air quality in the national capital deteriorating sharply, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Saturday invoked Stage-III restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR, placing the region in the ‘Severe’ pollution category.

The decision was taken after Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) crossed the 400 mark on Friday morning, touching 401 by 10 am.

Data reviewed by the Sub-Committee on GRAP showed a steady worsening trend over the past three days, with AQI levels rising from 259 on December 10 to 307 on December 11 and 349 on December 12, before breaching the ‘Severe’ threshold.

According to CAQM, adverse meteorological conditions, including very low wind speed, a stable atmosphere and unfavourable dispersion parame

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